geller@tfd.UUCP (David Geller) (01/02/90)
I'd like to test the performance of the following devices and would like to solicit PS code samples, recommendations to perform my task. The products I'll be benchmarking are: Linotronic L200 RIP 3 CG 9400 PS CG 9600 PS Varityper's high-end PS imagesetter BirmySetter 300 Hyphen-based device Thanks for your help. Of particular interest for me are benchmarking pages, tests that can be exercised at the high resolutions of the devices tests. David Geller Electric Logic, Inc. Washington, D.C.
gideony@microsoft.UUCP (Gideon YUVAL) (01/02/90)
In article <1755@tfd.UUCP> geller@tfd.UUCP (David Geller) writes: >I'd like to test the performance of the following devices and would >like to solicit PS code samples, recommendations to perform my task. > >Thanks for your help. Of particular interest for me are benchmarking >pages, tests that can be exercised at the high resolutions of the >devices tests. Me too, please Thanks -- Gideon Yuval, gideony@microsof.UUCP, 206-882-8080 (fax:206-883-8101;TWX:160520)
ted@mbunix.mitre.org (Ede) (01/03/90)
In article <1755@tfd.UUCP> geller@tfd.UUCP (David Geller) writes: >I'd like to test the performance of the following devices and would >like to solicit PS code samples, recommendations to perform my task. >The products I'll be benchmarking are: >Linotronic L200 RIP 3 >CG 9400 PS >CG 9600 PS >Varityper's high-end PS imagesetter >BirmySetter 300 >Hyphen-based device > >Thanks for your help. Of particular interest for me are benchmarking >pages, tests that can be exercised at the high resolutions of the >devices tests. One thing that you may want to cosider when evaulation these printers is the media marking mechanism. Some imagesetters use a diode as a light source, other use an actual laser. Having a real laser gives you more flexibility in the media that you can use, and supposedly gives a sharper image. We looked at a CG imagesetter, and while it had a laser based engine, it used a PostScript clone and could not produce output from our test files. CG had a device that used Adobe PostScript, it had a laser-based engine and was not of interest to us. At the time, we decided on a L300. Since then, I believe CG has introduced an imagesetter with both Adobe PostScript and a laser based engine. I would suggest including halftone images with your samples. Output from various PS printers/clones seem to have more variation in this area than other areas of PostScript. Good luck, ted |Ted Ede -- ted@mbunix.mitre.org -- The MITRE Corporation -- Burlington Road| | linus!mbunix!ted -- Bedford MA, 01730 -- Mail Stop B090 -- (617) 271-7465 | | - this line intentionally left blank - | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
larry@csccat.UUCP (Larry Spence) (01/04/90)
In article <10112@microsoft.UUCP> gideony@microsoft.UUCP (Gideon YUVAL) writes: >In article <1755@tfd.UUCP> geller@tfd.UUCP (David Geller) writes: >>I'd like to test the performance of the following devices and would >>like to solicit PS code samples, recommendations to perform my task. >> >>Thanks for your help. Of particular interest for me are benchmarking >>pages, tests that can be exercised at the high resolutions of the >>devices tests. > >Me too, please > >Thanks Here's two references: 1) Seybold Report on Desktop Publishing, September 11, 1989. They ran a VERY large number of imagesetters through the wringer, using several test files (one with lots of body text, another with halftones, lots of graphics, etc.). I mentioned (several times previously) that you could possibly call Seybold and request copies of their test files. I don't know whether anyone has gotten hold of the files yet. 2) The latest issue of MacWorld (Feb. '90) has an article "Going Beyond Lino: The Imagesetter Explosion," which references the Seybold article and partially summarizes some of their benchmark results. For example: For a FreeHand document with gradient fills, clipped areas, rotated type, etc., which was color-separated, some times were: Linotronic L200B (1270 dpi / 8 MB RAM) 22:14 Agfa Compugraphic 9600-PS (1200 dpi / 8 MB RAM) 18:45 Linotronic L300 (1270 dpi / 8 MB RAM) 17:06 Varityper 4300-P (1200 dpi / 12 MB RAM) 16:14 Hyphen Pel Box 108S (1016 dpi / 16 MB RAM) 10:52 The Hyphen hardware RIP blew all the others away on all three tests they used. The MacWorld article is pretty much a pre-digested, scaled down version of the Seybold article, but I don't know if the MacWorld folks have the Seybold test files (I suspect not). If someone gets hold of these benchmarks, please let us know whether they are public-domain, or what one has to go through to get a copy. Thanx. -- Larry Spence larry@csccat ...{texbell,texsun,attctc}!csccat!larry
bradlee@cg-atla.UUCP (Rob Bradlee) (01/04/90)
In article <85386@linus.UUCP> ted@mbunix.mitre.org (Ede) writes: >decided on a L300. Since then, I believe CG has introduced an >imagesetter with both Adobe PostScript and a laser based engine. > >|Ted Ede -- ted@mbunix.mitre.org -- The MITRE Corporation -- Burlington Road| >+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Yes, CG (now AGFA Compugraphic) has a true Adobe PostScript RIP that can drive several writing engines. We have the 9400 which uses a diode laser (like in your CD player) and therefore uses infa-red film. I believe there were some problems at first with this film producing blurred dots and having low density, but I think these have been successfully addressed. We also are now driving our 9600 writing engine which uses a helium-argon laser (I think), holographic imaging, and uses daylight film. The 9700 is like at 9600, but with 18" film width (at 2400 dpi!). We also have a 9800 which is some improvement on the 9400, but I'm not sure which. I believe we compare favorably we the L300 in price and performance (at least I know we sold over 2000 9400 in 1989). -- Rob Bradlee w:(508)-658-5600 X5153 h:(617)-944-5595 AGFA Compugraphic Division. ...!{decvax,samsung}!cg-atla!bradlee 200 Ballardvale St. bradlee@cg-atla.agfa.com Wilmington, Mass. 01887 The Nordic Way: Ski till it hurts!
gideony@microsoft.UUCP (Gideon YUVAL) (01/06/90)
In article <3448@csccat.UUCP> larry@csccat.UUCP (Larry Spence) writes: >1) Seybold Report on Desktop Publishing, September 11, 1989. They ran a Nit: it's the Seybold report on publishing SYSTEMS, not on DESKTOP publishing. Imprtant: files are available for $30 or $40, on Mac, PC5.25", and PC3.5" diskettes. Martha Morrison, 215-565-2480. -- Gideon Yuval, gideony@microsof.UUCP, 206-882-8080 (fax:206-883-8101;TWX:160520)
genec@oakhill.UUCP (Gene Cook) (01/09/90)
Greetings Postscript folks! I am a new user so bear with me. I am looking for a Postscript viewer (interpreter?) that runs under SunTools. Since I am poor humble and lovable, it must be public domain. Any advice? Signed, "A guy who inherited a lot of Postscript code and has no way of maintaining it other than printing it to see what happens...."