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From: nghiem@ut-emx.UUCP (nghiem)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: How did they make the printer so cheap?
Summary: NeXT printer CPU is on board
Message-ID: <7049@ut-emx.UUCP>
Date: 19 Oct 88 07:03:01 GMT
References: <5807@zodiac.UUCP>
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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In article <5807@zodiac.UUCP>, jshelton@deimos.ads.com (John L. Shelton) writes:
> 
> How can NeXT possibly make a postscript printer to sell for $2000?
> I'm afraid to find out, but I suspect that the printer has no CPU and
> memory.  More likely, the printer uses the NeXT CPU and memory.  I got


Your absolutely correct. The NeXT CPU controls the printer. A Business
Week article (this weeks) says that it was meant to keep the price of
the printer down. But, it also means that only the NeXT printer can be
used with the machine at the moment. Also, having the Printer CPU on
board could have something to do with the Display Postscript video.

nghiem@emx.utexas.edu

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