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A few months back there were some messages about the Agfa P400 LED
page printer. I have not noticed anything recently. Does this reflect
a loss of interest or total satisfaction? At the University of Durham
(England) we are looking at the P400 and its cheaper relative the
P3400, both in their PostScript incarnations as possible replacements
for our present equipment.
 
We would be pleased to hear of any experience good or bad with either
machine. We would particularly like to know if anyone has generated
the Computer Modern fonts used by TeX in a form suitable for these
printers. The dot spacing is a rather unusual 406dpi.
(Actually I think that it is 16 dot/mm = 406.4dpi)
 
The price difference suggests that the imaging engines in the two
machines are completely different. Does anyone have more information
on this? If so, one might want different pixel files for character
definitions to get the best results. This would disturb us if true.
 
I will see replies sent to laser-lovers but as we are in rather a
hurry, I would appreciate direct mail. I am really at the UK Durham
address which should be reachable via BITnet but the University of
Michigan EDU address may be easier and works well for me. Thanks in
advance.
 
                Roger_Gawley@uk.ac.durham
 
                Roger_Gawley@um.cc.umich.edu
 
Roger Gawley
Computer Centre
University of Durham
South Road
Durham DH1 3LE
England
                     Telephone  +44 91 374 2874