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From: iadt2tg@prism.gatech.EDU (Terry O. Greenlaw)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Program to print postscript on Lase
Summary: It has been done (besides GoScript & GhostScript)
Message-ID: <553@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 25 Apr 89 12:43:31 GMT
References: <225@sparrmsuucp> <134400001@cdp>
Organization: I.S.A. @ Georgia Institute of Technology
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In article <134400001@cdp>, sklein@cdp.UUCP writes:
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> Since no one is doing this, I must be missing something.  What? 
> -shabtai klein
> 

 Actually, it has already been implemented on a 68000 machine. Atari Corp.
sells a program called UltraScript that is a PostScript interpreter for their
CPU-less laser printer. Adobe, according to Atari sources, is marketing the
program for printers besides Atari's. Retail price for UltraScript is between
200.00 and 300.00 US.   
  As an aside, if you had to have Mac compatability, you could purchase the
Mac Plus emulator "Spectre GCR" from Gadgets by Small for use with the ST,
and convert the files from Mac format to ST format before printing. It runs
at a full 8Mhz, as opposed to 7.something, has a 640x400 monochrome display,
and costs around 300.00.

  I am in no way associated with either Atari, Adobe or GBS, but maybe if they
asked my nicely ;-)


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Terry O. Greenlaw @ Information Systems & Applications @ Georgia Tech 
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