s442085@NEXUS.YORKU.CA (Norman Omoto) (12/29/90)
Is anyone out there familiar with the Apple Personal Laserwriter NT? I have tried calling Apple Canada last week to get the spec sheets that I need, however, I was informed that Apple no longer supplies these documents. The required procedure is to go to your local dealer, and obtain them there. Unfortunately, my local dealer didn't have any spec sheets. So instead, I asked questions, such as the engine type, and what type of RAM it uses, etc. Later, while leafing through some old magazines, I found some conflicting information, and since Apple Canada seems to be closed for the week, I thought I'd see if I could get some clarifications here. First, what type of engine does it use? So far, I've gotton three different answers, a Canon P110, a Canon LX (most popular answer), and some "other" engine. Secondly, RAM. Does it use "normal" SIMMs (as in the Mac Plus/SE/etc), or does it require special memory, as is used in the IIfx and LaserWriter IIntx? The printer appears to have a maximum RAM capacity of 8M, and comes standard with 2M. Would anyone out there happen to know how many SIMM slots are available? With a max of 8M, does that mean there is one bank of 2 (4M SIMMs)? I'd appreciate it if anyone could offer any information (including opinions on how whether or not it's worth purchasing). Norman s442085@Nexus.YorkU.CA s442085@yunexus.bitnet
starta@tosh.UUCP (John Starta) (12/29/90)
s442085@NEXUS.YORKU.CA (Norman Omoto) writes: > First, what type of engine does it use? So far, I've gotton three different > answers, a Canon P110, a Canon LX (most popular answer), and some "other" > engine. It uses the Canon LBP-LX print engine, which has a duty cycle rated at 150,000 pages, or half that of the LaserWriter IIs but 50 percent more than the original LaserWriter. The printer uses $99 toner cartridges that print about 3,500 pages each. > I'd appreciate it if anyone could offer any information (including opinions > on how whether or not it's worth purchasing). I don't know about the SIMMs, but nonetheless I think I would buy one for personal use. Especially since it is networkable and Postscript. John -- John A. Starta Internet: tosh!starta@asuvax.eas.asu.edu Software Visionary UUCP: ncar!noao!asuvax!tosh!starta AOL: AFA John; CompuServe: 71520,3556
kdb@macaw.intercon.com (Kurt Baumann) (12/29/90)
Direct from AppleLink to you. For you general edification and enjoyment, now none of you ever say I didn't give you something for the holidays :-). What follows is an Apple Document describing the PLW NT. ****** Personal LaserWriter NT Copyright 1990, Apple Computer, Inc. The Apple LaserWriter NT printer features a compact, space-saving design and offers affordable high-quality laser printing. It has an integral paper cassette as well as a multipurpose tray that can handle different printing materials and paper sizes automatically. The Personal LaserWriter NT features: 300 dot-per-inch resolution which produces near-typeset quality text, graphics and scanned images. Motorola 68000 processor which supports printing of up to 4 pages per minute. Canon LBP-LX laser xerographic print engine which offers durability and nearly maintenance-free performance. It provides a minimum performance life of 150,000 pages (equivalent to printing 100 pages/day, 5 days/week, 52 weeks/year for 5 years). PostScript support which offers virtually unlimited versatility in creating and manipulating text and graphics. You can print documents from nearly all Macintosh applications, some Apple IIgs programs, MS-DOS and OS/2 applications, and, using additional software, AT&T UNIX programs. AppleTalk Network System Interface which offers cost-effective printing by allowing access by multiple users. This interface also allows printing from Macintosh, Apple IIgs, MS-DOS or OS/2 computers (using the LocalTalk PC card). HP LaserJet Plus and Diablo emulations which allow anyone whose computer supports an RS-232-C interface to print documents similar to the way they print documents on HP LaserJet Plus and Diablo 630 printer, 37 built-in fonts let you print documents in virtually any type size and a wide range of styles. Support for different printing materials which lets you print on a variety of mediums such as overhead transparency film, photocopy bond, etc. Integral paper cassette provides automatic feeding of up to 250 sheets of paper. Multipurpose tray simplifies printing on different paper sizes, envelopes, or labels. Optional envelope cassette lets you print up to 15 envelopes automatically. Background printing (with MultiFinder) lets you continue to work on your Macintosh computer while you print. System Requirements One or more Macintosh (minimum 512K of RAM) or Apple IIgs computers connected via LocalTalk One or more Apple IIe computers with an Apple II Workstation Card and connected via LocalTalk An MS-DOS or OS/2 computer with a LocalTalk PC Card or an RS-232-C cable and appropriate software Any other computer with an RS-232-C cable and appropriate software Personal LaserWriter NT (B0325LL/A) Apple Products Library 7-9-90 -- Kurt Baumann InterCon Systems Corporation 703.709.9890 Creators of fine TCP/IP products 703.709.9896 FAX for the Macintosh.
Norman.Omoto@f20.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Norman Omoto) (12/29/90)
Reply-To: s442085@NEXUS.YORKU.CA
Is anyone out there familiar with the Apple Personal Laserwriter NT?
I have tried calling Apple Canada last week to get the spec sheets that
I need, however, I was informed that Apple no longer supplies these
documents. The required procedure is to go to your local dealer, and
obtain them there.
Unfortunately, my local dealer didn't have any spec sheets. So instead,
I asked questions, such as the engine type, and what type of RAM it uses, etc.
Later, while leafing through some old magazines, I found some conflicting
information, and since Apple Canada seems to be closed for the week, I thought
I'd see if I could get some clarifications here.
First, what type of engine does it use? So far, I've gotton three different
answers, a Canon P110, a Canon LX (most popular answer), and some "other"
engine.
Secondly, RAM. Does it use "normal" SIMMs (as in the Mac Plus/SE/etc), or does
it require special memory, as is used in the IIfx and LaserWriter IIntx?
The printer appears to have a maximum RAM capacity of 8M, and comes standard
with 2M. Would anyone out there happen to know how many SIMM slots are
available? With a max of 8M, does that mean there is one bank of 2 (4M SIMMs)?
I'd appreciate it if anyone could offer any information (including opinions
on how whether or not it's worth purchasing).
Norman
s442085@Nexus.YorkU.CA
s442085@yunexus.bitnet
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From: starta@tosh.UUCP Reply-To: tosh!starta@asuvax.eas.asu.edu s442085@NEXUS.YORKU.CA (Norman Omoto) writes: > First, what type of engine does it use? So far, I've gotton three different > answers, a Canon P110, a Canon LX (most popular answer), and some "other" > engine. It uses the Canon LBP-LX print engine, which has a duty cycle rated at 150,000 pages, or half that of the LaserWriter IIs but 50 percent more than the original LaserWriter. The printer uses $99 toner cartridges that print about 3,500 pages each. > I'd appreciate it if anyone could offer any information (including opinions > on how whether or not it's worth purchasing). I don't know about the SIMMs, but nonetheless I think I would buy one for personal use. Especially since it is networkable and Postscript. John -- John A. Starta Internet: tosh!starta@asuvax.eas.asu.edu Software Visionary UUCP: ncar!noao!asuvax!tosh!starta AOL: AFA John; CompuServe: 71520,3556 + Organization: Before Computing Inc., Phoenix, AZ -- John Starta - via FidoNet node 1:105/14 UUCP: ...!{uunet!glacier, ..reed.bitnet}!busker!226!20!John.Starta INTERNET: John.Starta@f20.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG
MARK.HOLLINGSWORTH@f1.n354.z1.FIDONET.ORG (MARK HOLLINGSWORTH) (01/02/91)
My dad has a Personal laser writer NT.The only way to upgrade the RAM is
to buy the 4 Meg simms.I'll have to check on the engine.It works just
great,and while it may not be quite a "stout" as the regular laserwriters
for commercial use, I think it would be just fine for home use.
I've done a fair amount of printing on it,and even with fairly large
graphics, there isn't a memory problem. The only lack of memory I've run
into is if I have a LOT of fonts on some music I'm printing, & since I
print postscript files (using Widgets) I can use up all the memory.
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INTERNET: MARK.HOLLINGSWORTH@f1.n354.z1.FIDONET.ORGNU163467@NDSUVM1.BITNET (Marshall Carroll) (03/19/91)
Hi. Could someone tell me how to add RAM to the Apple Personal LaserWriter NT?