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From: TOM@PENNDRLS.UPENN.EDU (Thomas D. Denier)
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Subject: Re: 11 by 17 inch postscript laser printer
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Date: 9 Feb 90 19:30:00 GMT
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The Imagen 3320, 5320, 6320, and 7320 printers support ledger paper
and are available with a PostScript emulator. A PostScript emulator
is a program written by someone other than Adobe that attempts to
implement the language described in the "PostScript Language
Reference Manual" (often called the Red Book). We have a 5320 and a
7320. I have used PostScript on them but not with ledger paper. We
have had only one problem involving compatability with the Adobe
interpreter. The Imagen emulator does not support the proprietary
format Adobe uses for downloadable fonts (this format is not part
of the language specified in the Red Book). Since we bought the
Imagen printers Imagen has been acquired by QMS. Business dealings
with QMS have been a consistent problem. QMS is not very good at
things like returning telephone calls and shipping the right
merchandise on the promised ship date.

The Nissho Electronics LN-2248B is advertised as supporting ledger
paper and a PostScript emulator. It is also advertised as being
able to support the proprietary font format mentioned above. I
have no hands-on experience with this printer.