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From: bradlee@cg-atla.UUCP (Rob Bradlee)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Benchmarking PS
Keywords: PostScript speed clones Adobe
Message-ID: <8220@cg-atla.UUCP>
Date: 4 Jan 90 13:37:14 GMT
References: <1755@tfd.UUCP> <85386@linus.UUCP>
Reply-To: bradlee@cg-atla.UUCP (Rob Bradlee)
Organization: Agfa Compugraphic Division
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In article <85386@linus.UUCP> ted@mbunix.mitre.org (Ede) writes:
>decided on a L300.  Since then, I believe CG has introduced an
>imagesetter with both Adobe PostScript and a laser based engine.
>
>|Ted Ede -- ted@mbunix.mitre.org -- The MITRE Corporation -- Burlington Road|
>+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Yes, CG (now AGFA Compugraphic) has a true Adobe PostScript RIP that can
drive several writing engines.  We have the 9400 which uses a diode laser
(like in your CD player) and therefore uses infa-red film.  I believe there
were some problems at first with this film producing blurred dots and having
low density,  but I think these have been successfully addressed.  We also
are now driving our 9600 writing engine which uses a helium-argon laser
(I think), holographic imaging, and uses daylight film.   The 9700 is like
at 9600, but with 18" film width (at 2400 dpi!).  We also have a 9800 
which is some improvement on the 9400, but I'm not sure which.  I believe
we compare favorably we the L300 in price and performance (at least I know
we sold over 2000 9400 in 1989).




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