LaserWriter Plus

[Jim Leonard]

Eric Smith wrote:
> The functional difference is that when I print complex Postscript documents
> to the PCL-only printer, it is much *FASTER*.  The computer has a lot more
> computons available for rendering than the Postscript printer does.

I have a similar setup at home, but I still send PS to my 4ML because, in 
side-by-side comparisons, the computer-rendered output is slightly worse than 
the 4ML's output.  The 4ML's curved lines seem anti-aliased or something; 
they're smoother.  Halftoning looks a bit better too.  But that's just my 
opinion.  Both printers are 300 DPI (the 4ML has "resolution-enhancing 
technology", not sure if that is marketing-speak or actual features though; the 
PCL printer does not).

Back in 1988, when sending a semi-complex page took tens of minutes to spool, 
PS was magic for me -- computer control was returned in less than half a minute 
and I could keep working while this complex page was formed on the printer.
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Jim Leonard (trixter at oldskool.org)                    http://www.oldskool.org/
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