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From: boerm@MILTON.U.WASHINGTON.EDU (Michael Boer)
Newsgroups: comp.laser-printers
Subject: Re: Wanted: LaserMaster Mac info
Summary: Experience with LaserMaster DOS
Keywords: LaserMaster
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Date: 8 Feb 90 16:38:11 GMT
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In article <9002072153.AA21407@crayola.cs.UMD.EDU> alex@grian.UUCP (Alex Pournelle) writes:
>I am very curious about the new (well, last ComDex)
>LaserMaster 1000 x 400 printer that
>they're pushing for Macs.  Nowhere in their literature do they mention
>those key letters, "PostScript".  Do they not have same, or are they
>being cagey?  

The LaserMaster products do not use PostScript, per se.  They use LaserMaster
technology which is very truly much faster than PostScript.  

In their DOS products, they provide a utility program for dumping PostScript
files to their controllers.  This utility does not work at all under DOS
4.01.  Under DOS 3.2, it works with speeds equivalent to what you would
expect with a normal PostScript printer.  However, I have had problems with
1 pt rules coming out as hairlines and other things similar to that.

Since their literature promises a level of PostScript compatibility, I have
been somewhat disappointed.  However, using the LaserMaster as the direct
output for PageMaker, MS Word, WordPerfect, and other apps has been more
than satisfactory.

I would like to hear from other LaserMaster DOS users...