Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!garfield!john From: john@garfield.UUCP (John McCarthy) Newsgroups: net.text,net.periphs,can.general Subject: Typesetter/printer survey Message-ID: <442@garfield.UUCP> Date: Fri, 15-Jul-83 18:40:33 EDT Article-I.D.: garfield.442 Posted: Fri Jul 15 18:40:33 1983 Date-Received: Fri, 15-Jul-83 23:31:00 EDT Lines: 50 I am conducting a survey of high quality text output devices. I would like information on available photo-typesetters, laser printers and high quality dot-matrix printers (eg Sanders). We are trying to decide what we need (translates "can afford") to support our academic text processing needs. The devices should be easily connected to a VAX running either Unix* or VMS. Please include as much of the following information as you can: =============================================================== Device name/manufacturer/model: Device type (phototypesetter,laser printer,dot-matrix,other): Price: Operating Cost (eg $/page): Maintenance/Reliability: Number of Fonts/Sizes available: Number of Fonts/Sizes mountable at once: Number of software definable (ie downloadable) fonts: Horizontal/vertical device resolution: Software support for Unix and/or VMS: Scribe TI-TROFF other Any other comments, bad/good experiences, etc.: =============================================================== Your help is greatly appreciated. * Unix is a trademark of Bell Labs... Thanks in Advance... John McCarthy. us.UUCP: ucbvax!allegra!garfield!john can.UUCP: utcsrgv!garfield!john SNAIL: Computing Services Dept. Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, NFLD. A1C 5S7 Phone: (709)-737-8330