marcus@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Marcus Daniels) (02/19/91)
Are there any auxilary (serial/parallel) ports on the Next Laser Printer? If not are there adapters available? Also, what is the status of the project to implement a printer library system for the Next? Basically, do folks recommend the Next printer over similarly priced alternatives. thanks, marcus daniels ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - marcus@eecs.ee.pdx.edu / ....!uunet!tektronix!psueea!eecs!marcus - "The power of accurate observation is called cynicism by those who don't have it"
slfields@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Scott L Fields) (02/19/91)
In article <1664@pdxgate.UUCP> marcus@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Marcus Daniels) writes: > >Are there any auxilary (serial/parallel) ports on the Next Laser >Printer? If not are there adapters available? Also, what is the >status of the project to implement a printer library system for >the Next? Basically, do folks recommend the Next printer over >similarly priced alternatives. You are not likely to ever find an auxillary printer/serial port for the NeXT laser printer. It is not only a dumb printer but a MORONIC printer. The NeXT basically does a direct video dump to the printer. Buy video, I do not mean from the display. The printer has no smarts what-so-ever, so using it with any other purpose would be extremely difficult. It is kind of equivalent to those HP laserprinters you see on the market that demand the controller card be put in the PC to use it. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scott Fields slfields@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu University of Oklahoma --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
mikec@wor.umd.edu (Michael D. Callaghan) (02/19/91)
In article <1664@pdxgate.UUCP> marcus@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Marcus Daniels) writes: > >Are there any auxilary (serial/parallel) ports on the Next Laser >Printer? If not are there adapters available? Also, what is the >status of the project to implement a printer library system for >the Next? Basically, do folks recommend the Next printer over >similarly priced alternatives. > As a recent former owner of an HP LaserJet III PostScript, I can whole-heartedly recommend the NeXT Printer over EVERY other printer made. Reason? Speed. I printed a file from an 030 Cube to a NeXT Printer. By the time I walked the 20 feet from the Cube to the printer (I'm not in any way handicapped), the output was done. The same page, on my Cube at home, sent to the LJIII, took 15 minutes! Apparently, the reason is the data speed. The LJ, at its best, is limited to 9600bps. However, the NeXT Printer Port is an order of magnitude faster (someone can quote the exact specs, I'm sure). Plus, the 030 or 040, can interpret the PS code much faster than most on board interpreters. All that for under $1500? No problem. I'll be picking my NeXT Printer up from the UMd Computer Emporium Thursday. MikeC -- _________________________________________________________ Michael D. Callaghan, MDC Designs, University of Maryland mikec@wam.umd.edu
jchin@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca (Joseph Chin) (02/19/91)
In article <1991Feb19.015232.4863@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu> slfields@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Scott L Fields) writes: >You are not likely to ever find an auxillary printer/serial port for the NeXT >laser printer. It is not only a dumb printer but a MORONIC printer. The NeXT >basically does a direct video dump to the printer. Buy video, I do not mean >from the display. The printer has no smarts what-so-ever, so using it with >any other purpose would be extremely difficult. It is kind of equivalent to >those HP laserprinters you see on the market that demand the controller card >be put in the PC to use it. But the price sure is smart ... :-) Joe jchin@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca -- ************************************************************** * "Kill the body and the head will die" (Hunter S. Thompson) * * NeXT --> The ultimate electronic publishing platform! * ********** Joseph Chin --> jchin@van-bc.wimsey.bc.ca *********