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From: engst@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Adam C. Engst)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: DeskJet (a LaserJet in disguise)
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Date: 27 Aug 88 21:21:18 GMT
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In article <3737@polya.Stanford.EDU> rokicki@polya.Stanford.EDU (Tomas G. Rokicki) writes:
>>I think you are talking about text dumps to the printer.  These it does
>>quite quickly.  This discussion is about graphics.
>>Ever used a Macintosh laser printer, I got very used to 45-50 minutes
>>for a moderately simple graphic.
>
>Again, using what?  45 minutes a page?  That is simply unusable.
>Even full-page 300 dpi graphics shouldn't take more than a couple
>of minutes a page, absolute maximum.  I repeat, *what* *software*
>gives you such poor performance?

I have waited close to an hour for a page of CricketDraw graphics with lots
of neat Postscript effects on them.  It wasn't pleasant waiting (I was under
a deadline) but it did look quite nice when it finally came out.  Definately
not a speed demon, Postscript.  I think some company makes some sort of
speedup program that is quite a lot faster than Postscript.  But I'm talking
about page description languages, not the speed of the laser printer.  I
think the LaserWriter is rated at 6 pages/minute.  What is the DeskJet rated
at (whatever the comparison factor might be)?  Also, does anyone know if a
DeskJet can be easily connected to a Mac with good drivers to take
advantage of its capabilities (I don't really want to emulate an Epson FX-80
too often any more)?

                                           Adam
 
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Adam C. Engst					engst@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu
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