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From: cplai@daisy.UUCP (Chung-Pang Lai)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Program to print postscript on Lase
Message-ID: <2960@daisy.UUCP>
Date: 17 Apr 89 22:46:38 GMT
References: <225@sparrmsuucp> <134400001@cdp>
Reply-To: cplai@daisy.UUCP (Chung-Pang Lai)
Organization: Daisy Systems Corp., Mountain View, Ca.
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In article <134400001@cdp> sklein@cdp.UUCP writes:
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]If there was a program to print PostScript files on the HP LaserJet II,
]people wouldn't be spending $3,000 (and up) for PostScript compatible
]printers.  It isn't impossible, it just hasn't been done yet.

You want to save that $3000.  But Adobe want to earn your $3000.  It isn't
impossible, it is not done just for marketing reason.

PostScript Clone vendor will do what you want but not from Adobe.

]But this makes me think... Why couldn't the postscript interpreter that
]runs on 68000-based printers (a la Apple's Laserwriter series) be ported
]to a 68000-based computer (Macintosh)?  It would be slow, but someone with
]a Mac Plus could do PostScript imaging in the machine, the bit-blast the
]image out to a dumb printer.

Adobe releases the PostScript interpretor in a 8(?) chips ROM set.  They
just don't let you copy the interpretor from machine to machine.  It is
the way how they protect their investment.

]Since no one is doing this, I must be missing something.  What? 

Your idea is done on the NeXT machine.  The PostScript interpretor is used
to drive the display and a dumb printer.  The missing thing is money.

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