Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!henry From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) Newsgroups: net.periphs Subject: Re: HP LaserJet, a quick look Message-ID: <4464@utzoo.UUCP> Date: Mon, 15-Oct-84 13:20:53 EDT Article-I.D.: utzoo.4464 Posted: Mon Oct 15 13:20:53 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Oct-84 13:20:53 EDT References: <4434@utzoo.UUCP> <217@gargoyle.UChicago.UUCP>, <2884@mit-eddie.UUCP> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology Lines: 22 > 1) What is the addressable graphic resolution (PPI) of the device? > 2) Is the aspect ratio 1:1? It's 300/inch both ways, like most any laser printer based on the new Canon printing engine. > 3) How accurate and reliable is the graphic positioning. Barring firmware bugs, it should be accurate and reproducible to 1/300 of an inch. This is raster-scan digital imaging, not character-at-a-time printing. > In other words, the device may be a great daisywheel replacement, > but will it also serve for occasional, low-volume-but-high-quality > graphics? Any opinions? It should work nicely for any graphics that will fit in the 59KB raster memory limit. This basically means your pictures can't be excessively complex, and halftones are pretty much ruled out. -- Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology {allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henry