merlyn@intelob.intel.com (Randal L. Schwartz @ Stonehenge) (04/14/89)
In article <28837@apple.Apple.COM>, austing@Apple (Glenn L. Austin) writes: | What is required is something to read and interpret the Postscript code and | output what the printing device is capable of understanding. That means | that even old printers could be capable of Postscript, it just would require | CPU time from somewhere, even if it was from your computer. I played with UltraScript yesterday on an Atari Mega ST, which takes very-standard PostScript and interprets it for the Atari SLM804 Laser Printer (a dump-a-whole-buncha-bits-at-it interface -- no internal smarts). I was pleased by the results. The few quick benchmarks I typed in at it placed it about the speed of a standard LaserWriter. Although the familiar fonts (except for Courier) were not there, I understand they can be purchased as a package. I'm told that you can purchase a Mega ST-4, SLM 804, and UltraScript with all the expected fonts for about the same price as a LaserWriter. (~ $3500 or so.) You'd then have a printer that doubles as a workstation (and runs FlightSimulator at real-time speeds, and for $200 more runs Mac software faster than a Mac, and for $150 more runs IBM PC s/w off the shelf, etc, etc :-). Note: I am not connected with Atari except as a happy owner of one of the first STs off the line. My brother, on the other hand, sells 'em. -- /=====Randal L. Schwartz, Stonehenge Consulting Services (503)777-0095========\ { on contract to BiiN (for now :-) Hillsboro, Oregon, USA. } {<@intel-iwarp.arpa:merlyn@intelob.intel.com> ...!uunet!tektronix!biin!merlyn } \=====Cute quote: "Welcome to Oregon... home of the California Raisins!"======/
durway@freya.dg.com (Lindsey Durway) (05/03/89)
In article <782@adobe.UUCP> greid@adobe.COM (Glenn Reid) writes: >In article <553@hydra.gatech.EDU> iadt2tg@prism.gatech.EDU (Terry O. Greenlaw) writes: > >> Actually, it has already been implemented on a 68000 machine. Atari Corp. >>sells a program called UltraScript that is a PostScript ... > >Just for the record, Adobe has nothing to do with this product. I >believe that UltraScript is a name used by Imagen/QMS, if I'm not... UltraScript is a PostScript emulator produced by QMS/Imagen. UltraScript comes bundled with the Turbo enhancement package they offer for their laser printers. For a 3320 printer, the Turbo package is about $3500. This info is unofficial (I don't represent QMS). For the real dirt, call QMS's main US number, (205) 633-4300. They should be able to tell you if UltraScript is available outside of the Turbo package. Lindsey Durway (durway@dg-rtp.dg.com or ...!mcnc!rti!dg-rtp!durway) Data General Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC; (919) 248 -6166.