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From: wessel@.hig.Hawaii.Edu
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Subject: Big PostScript output
Keywords: PostScript maps
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Date: 28 Feb 90 21:17:26 GMT
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as a plotting language to generate maps of various types.  Sometimes
one would like to plot a map that is many times larger than the page
size for most laserwriters (8.5 x 11 or 11 x 17).  Tiling is of
course an option, but I would like to know if some of you out there
knows about PostScript drivers for BIG plotters.  I've heard rumors
that Versatec is planning to come out with a driver for their new
8500 series of plotters (24 or 36 inch wide and 200 or 400 DPI).
A postscript-to-raster filter would be handy.  Does the ones that
are available (Goscript, forgot the other brand, NeWS) work on
large regions or are they limited to page size applications?
I realize that a 2' by 2' plot @ 300 DPI would require a 7200 by
7200 raster, for monochrome about 6.2 Mbytes.
Any comments would be appreciated.