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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.msfc.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!pa.dec.com!nntpd.lkg.dec.com!usenet From: Jon Jenkins <jenkinsj@ozy.dec.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Printing PS why so slow: Free BSD or printer ?? Date: 26 Oct 1995 21:18:41 GMT Organization: Digital Equipment Corp Lines: 36 Message-ID: <46otvh$362@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> References: <46kspo$f8p@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> <46mj4n$odo@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 16.153.192.203 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 1.1N (X11; I; BSD/386 uname failed) X-URL: news:46mj4n$odo@nntpd.lkg.dec.com Just as a followup to others. The XEROX Smallprinter (which is a rebadged TI 300 PS, but I have also tested this on the TI 600 PS series) are optimised for use with the Windows and MAC drivers. With these drivers they seem to work fine but with generic Level 1 Postscript (i.e. UNIX utility produced PS and Netscape or with the Apple LaserWriter driver in Windows etc) they are way too slow to print graphics. A simple small graphic image (400k) alone on an A4 page can take up to 20 minutes to issue a page with more complicated graphics (1M) taking up to 50min. PCL and text only PS printing appeared to be fine. I also tried HP 5MP and Lexmark which were fine (cost about twice as much!!) taking about 2-6 min to print the above mentioned pages. I suppose you get what you pay for !! In the end I settled for the Digital Laser3500 because I get such a good discount. Bit of overkill for a home printer but what the heck! Jon -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Dr Jon Jenkins Location: Digital Equipment Corporation NaC Voice/Fax: 61-7-55-75-0151/100 Burnett Place, Research Park, Inet: jenkinsj@ozy.dec.com Bond University, Gold Coast Close Proximity: "HEY YOU !!!" QLD, AUSTRALIA 4229 "Daddy, what's outside the Universe?" (My 5 year old.....) -----------------------------------------------------------------------