[comp.text.desktop] PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: IBM PC AT Interface Board for the Canon 9030 400 dpi Scanner/Laser Printer

michael@orcisi.UUCP (05/07/87)

                    NEW DTP INTERFACE ANNOUNCED

    April, 1987

    Toronto, Canada

    Optical  Recording  Laboratories  Inc.  recently   announced
    development  of  its IB-1000 interface board which will con-
    nect the PC/AT or equivalent, to the heavily featured  Canon
    NP-9030  laser printer- scanner. The NP-9030 can now be used
    in a Desktop Publishing system offering significant improve-
    ment in throughput, image quality, and flexibility.

    The design architecture is such that the CPU  of  the  PC/AT
    can  be  attached  to the laser printer directly through the
    IB-1000, allowing the optimization of throughput through its
    own  image  bus. The intent is to retain all the flexibility
    of the NP-9030 so that it can be  used  alternatively  as  a
    publishing  device, a facsimile receiver, a cluster printer,
    and an office copier.

    Optical Recording plans a family of interface  boards  based
    on    the   IB-1000   design,   successively   incorporating
    compression/expansion,  and  ultimately,  support  for   the
    Postscript  page  description  language.  The  layout of the
    boards was designed to optimize the space available  in  the
    confined backplane of the AT.

    FURTHER INFORMATION

    Optical Recording invites inquiries  from  OEMs,  VARs,  and
    Systems integrators.

    For further information, contact:

            Optical Recording Laboratories Inc.
            141 John St.
            Toronto, Ontario, Canada   M5V 2E4
            (416) 596-6862

            Attention: Mr. Hugh R. Marks

    _________________________
    IBM, PC/AT, Canon, NP-9030,  Postscript,  are  all  re-
    gistered trademarks.



    SPECIFICATIONS

    Bus Structure             IBM AT bus compatible and a proprietary image bus

    Board Size                13.5" x 4.5"  (33.5cm x 11.5cm)

    Construction              Four layer PCB

    Configuration             Single slot for scanner and printer interface
                              Second slot at the backplane for scanner connector

    Image Buffer Size         4 MB (enough to store an 11" x 17" page @ 400 dpi)

    Image Buffer Addressing   Memory-mapped into the IBM AT address space

    Memory Width              16 bits wide
                              Supports 8 and 16 bit CPU cycles

    Memory Wait States        1 wait state

    Memory Cycle Time         500 nS for a 4 Mhz IBM AT



    APPLICATION ... DESKTOP PUBLISHING

    +    Image Capture
         Graphic images are captured into the Image buffer using
         the NP-9030 and processed by the host CPU (scaling, cut
         and paste etc.) with the result deposited back into the
         Image buffer.

    +    Text Processing
         Text generated from word processing or desktop publish-
         ing  software  are  converted to bit map image by using
         the appropriate font.

    +    Text/Graphic Merge
         The captured image and the  text  are  merged  and  the
         resulting  bit  map  representation  is stored onto the
         image buffer by the desktop publishing software.

    +    Image Display
         The resulting image representation in the image  buffer
         is  sent  to  the high resolution display for verifica-
         tion. The page layout and contents of the image can  be
         edited if necessary.

    +    Image Compression
         The  resulting  image  can  also  be  stored   by   the
         Compression/Expansion  processor before storing it onto
         optical or magnetic disks.

    +    Hardcopy
         The final image in the image buffer can be sent to  the
         NP-9030 printer for a camera-ready hard copy.




Michael Herman
Document Storage Division
Optical Recording Laboratories Inc.
141 John Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  M5V 2E4
(416) 596-6862

UUCP:  { cbosgd!utcs ihnp4!utzoo seismo!mnetor }!syntron!orcisi!michael
ALSO:  mwherman@watcgl.waterloo.edu

chuq%plaid@Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) (05/08/87)

Date: Fri, 8 May 87 07:39:02 EDT
From: michael@orcisi.UUCP
Date: 7 May 87 18:34:23 GMT
Organization: Optical Recording Corporation, Toronto, Ontario

                    NEW DTP INTERFACE ANNOUNCED

    April, 1987

    Toronto, Canada

    Optical  Recording  Laboratories  Inc.  recently   announced
    development  of  its IB-1000 interface board which will con-
    nect the PC/AT or equivalent, to the heavily featured  Canon
    NP-9030  laser printer- scanner. The NP-9030 can now be used
    in a Desktop Publishing system offering significant improve-
    ment in throughput, image quality, and flexibility.

    The design architecture is such that the CPU  of  the  PC/AT
    can  be  attached  to the laser printer directly through the
    IB-1000, allowing the optimization of throughput through its
    own  image  bus. The intent is to retain all the flexibility
    of the NP-9030 so that it can be  used  alternatively  as  a
    publishing  device, a facsimile receiver, a cluster printer,
    and an office copier.

    Optical Recording plans a family of interface  boards  based
    on    the   IB-1000   design,   successively   incorporating
    compression/expansion,  and  ultimately,  support  for   the
    Postscript  page  description  language.  The  layout of the
    boards was designed to optimize the space available  in  the
    confined backplane of the AT.

    FURTHER INFORMATION

    Optical Recording invites inquiries  from  OEMs,  VARs,  and
    Systems integrators.

    For further information, contact:

            Optical Recording Laboratories Inc.
            141 John St.
            Toronto, Ontario, Canada   M5V 2E4
            (416) 596-6862

            Attention: Mr. Hugh R. Marks

    _________________________
    IBM, PC/AT, Canon, NP-9030,  Postscript,  are  all  re-
    gistered trademarks.



    SPECIFICATIONS

    Bus Structure             IBM AT bus compatible and a proprietary image bus

    Board Size                13.5" x 4.5"  (33.5cm x 11.5cm)

    Construction              Four layer PCB

    Configuration             Single slot for scanner and printer interface
                              Second slot at the backplane for scanner connector

    Image Buffer Size         4 MB (enough to store an 11" x 17" page @ 400 dpi)

    Image Buffer Addressing   Memory-mapped into the IBM AT address space

    Memory Width              16 bits wide
                              Supports 8 and 16 bit CPU cycles

    Memory Wait States        1 wait state

    Memory Cycle Time         500 nS for a 4 Mhz IBM AT



    APPLICATION ... DESKTOP PUBLISHING

    +    Image Capture
         Graphic images are captured into the Image buffer using
         the NP-9030 and processed by the host CPU (scaling, cut
         and paste etc.) with the result deposited back into the
         Image buffer.

    +    Text Processing
         Text generated from word processing or desktop publish-
         ing  software  are  converted to bit map image by using
         the appropriate font.

    +    Text/Graphic Merge
         The captured image and the  text  are  merged  and  the
         resulting  bit  map  representation  is stored onto the
         image buffer by the desktop publishing software.

    +    Image Display
         The resulting image representation in the image  buffer
         is  sent  to  the high resolution display for verifica-
         tion. The page layout and contents of the image can  be
         edited if necessary.

    +    Image Compression
         The  resulting  image  can  also  be  stored   by   the
         Compression/Expansion  processor before storing it onto
         optical or magnetic disks.

    +    Hardcopy
         The final image in the image buffer can be sent to  the
         NP-9030 printer for a camera-ready hard copy.




Michael Herman
Document Storage Division
Optical Recording Laboratories Inc.
141 John Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  M5V 2E4
(416) 596-6862

UUCP:  { cbosgd!utcs ihnp4!utzoo seismo!mnetor }!syntron!orcisi!michael
ALSO:  mwherman@watcgl.waterloo.edu

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chuq%plaid@Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) (05/11/87)

From: michael@orcisi.UUCP
Date: 7 May 87 18:34:23 GMT
Organization: Optical Recording Corporation, Toronto, Ontario


                    NEW DTP INTERFACE ANNOUNCED

    April, 1987

    Toronto, Canada

    Optical  Recording  Laboratories  Inc.  recently   announced
    development  of  its IB-1000 interface board which will con-
    nect the PC/AT or equivalent, to the heavily featured  Canon
    NP-9030  laser printer- scanner. The NP-9030 can now be used
    in a Desktop Publishing system offering significant improve-
    ment in throughput, image quality, and flexibility.

    The design architecture is such that the CPU  of  the  PC/AT
    can  be  attached  to the laser printer directly through the
    IB-1000, allowing the optimization of throughput through its
    own  image  bus. The intent is to retain all the flexibility
    of the NP-9030 so that it can be  used  alternatively  as  a
    publishing  device, a facsimile receiver, a cluster printer,
    and an office copier.

    Optical Recording plans a family of interface  boards  based
    on    the   IB-1000   design,   successively   incorporating
    compression/expansion,  and  ultimately,  support  for   the
    Postscript  page  description  language.  The  layout of the
    boards was designed to optimize the space available  in  the
    confined backplane of the AT.

    FURTHER INFORMATION

    Optical Recording invites inquiries  from  OEMs,  VARs,  and
    Systems integrators.

    For further information, contact:

            Optical Recording Laboratories Inc.
            141 John St.
            Toronto, Ontario, Canada   M5V 2E4
            (416) 596-6862

            Attention: Mr. Hugh R. Marks

    _________________________
    IBM, PC/AT, Canon, NP-9030,  Postscript,  are  all  re-
    gistered trademarks.



    SPECIFICATIONS

    Bus Structure             IBM AT bus compatible and a proprietary image bus

    Board Size                13.5" x 4.5"  (33.5cm x 11.5cm)

    Construction              Four layer PCB

    Configuration             Single slot for scanner and printer interface
                              Second slot at the backplane for scanner connector

    Image Buffer Size         4 MB (enough to store an 11" x 17" page @ 400 dpi)

    Image Buffer Addressing   Memory-mapped into the IBM AT address space

    Memory Width              16 bits wide
                              Supports 8 and 16 bit CPU cycles

    Memory Wait States        1 wait state

    Memory Cycle Time         500 nS for a 4 Mhz IBM AT



    APPLICATION ... DESKTOP PUBLISHING

    +    Image Capture
         Graphic images are captured into the Image buffer using
         the NP-9030 and processed by the host CPU (scaling, cut
         and paste etc.) with the result deposited back into the
         Image buffer.

    +    Text Processing
         Text generated from word processing or desktop publish-
         ing  software  are  converted to bit map image by using
         the appropriate font.

    +    Text/Graphic Merge
         The captured image and the  text  are  merged  and  the
         resulting  bit  map  representation  is stored onto the
         image buffer by the desktop publishing software.

    +    Image Display
         The resulting image representation in the image  buffer
         is  sent  to  the high resolution display for verifica-
         tion. The page layout and contents of the image can  be
         edited if necessary.

    +    Image Compression
         The  resulting  image  can  also  be  stored   by   the
         Compression/Expansion  processor before storing it onto
         optical or magnetic disks.

    +    Hardcopy
         The final image in the image buffer can be sent to  the
         NP-9030 printer for a camera-ready hard copy.




Michael Herman
Document Storage Division
Optical Recording Laboratories Inc.
141 John Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  M5V 2E4
(416) 596-6862

UUCP:  { cbosgd!utcs ihnp4!utzoo seismo!mnetor }!syntron!orcisi!michael
ALSO:  mwherman@watcgl.waterloo.edu

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