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From: radek@pyrps5 (Radek Aster @ Pyramid Technology Corp., Mnt. View, CA)
Newsgroups: comp.text,comp.periphs
Subject: Re: Laser printers - AST vs. NEC vs. ????
Summary: QUME CrystalPrint Publisher
Keywords: laser,postscript,hpgl
Message-ID: <51548@pyramid.pyramid.com>
Date: 18 Dec 88 17:49:55 GMT
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In article <246@boake2.UUCP> scott@boake2.UUCP (Scott Boake) writes:
> The two that I'm looking at are the AST and NEC Postscript Lasers.
> The perfect laser for us would have the following features:
>
> 	1. Postscript
> 	2. HP
> 	3. Parallel / Serial / Apple Talk
> 	4. Reliability / Built well
>


Not to throw a wrentch into the works, but have you tried out the QUME
CrystalPrint Publisher. Unlike all the other postscript printers on the 
market, which are made by ADOBE and therefore the makers are required to
pay stiff royalties to ADOBE which are passed on to you, QUME's printer
is a *true* clone. Unlike most ADOBE boards, which are based one the 68000,
QUME's printer is based on a RISC processor from WEITEK, the 8200. In tests
it is shown to be about 5 times as fast as the LaserWRITER NT II when 
printing graphics and about 10 times faster when printing text. It is FAST.

Responding to your criteria, 
(1) It obviously does postcript,
(2) It does not support HPGL or the LaserJET protocol, but there is talk of
	enhancing it to support DIABLO 630.
(3) It was all three above mentioned interfaces : Parellel, Serial and Apple
	Talk.
(4) The engine is a 6 page/per minute engine from CASIO, which has recently
	entered the printer market. If you liked their calculators and keyboards,
	then I need not say more about the reliability and quality of their engines.

Also the QUME printer is the "smallest-footprint" printer on the market and
is therefore a trully "personal" postscript printer. Also it will probably
be cheaper than the other printers on the market because of no need to pay
royalties to ADOBE.

But why listen to me, either write or call QUME.

QUME CORP.
500 Yosemite Drive
Milpitas, CA 95035
(408) 942-4000

Radek ASTER.