kelvin@nth.UUCP (Kelvin Thompson) (12/08/88)
A friend of mine is looking into getting a Laserwriter for his wife's
at-home, small-time business. They are looking at a Laserwriter IISC
because of its lower cost. My question for knowledgeable parties:
Are there any major downsides to the SC for single-Mac and low-power
desktop publishing needs?
My memory is that the SC connects to a Mac's SCSI port and takes
quickdraw calls, but still prints at high resolution. The only
disadvantages I can think of are:
(1) You don't get a lot of PostScript bells and whistles for
graphics and text. (But vertical text and typical MacDraw-
style graphics should be okay.)
(2) You can't share between multiple Macs (at least not as easily
as with Appletalk).
(3) Printing might tie up the Mac longer (or it might not).
Has anyone had any experience with a IISC? Send e-mail and I'll
summarize.
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