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Subject: Re: Xerox 9700
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Date: Sat, 8-Dec-84 03:21:48 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec  8 03:21:48 1984
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From: decvax!esquire!newman@uw-beaver.arpa


	Troff can also be made to work with the 9700.  However, one must
get a META-CODE agreement from Xerox to do so.  We have been using the 9700's
to do typesetting for four years here by first writing our own code and
then purchasing a more sophisticated package from a consultant.

	The limitation with the 9700's in typesetting is the extremely
limited font memory.  Right now you have room for about 7 of the high 
quality Merganthaler Fonts.  However, it seems that with the next release
of software, one will be able to replace fonts in the font memory AFTER
the job starts and thus increase the number of fonts available in each job. 
The new software also will support new font memory which will increase
storage from 1024 K-bits to either 8 or 16 Mega-bits.  Note: this is font
memory to be used in each job, not the total font storage of the
machine.

	Finally, I haven't heard of a higher resolution Xerox machine
and I would doubt an early release of one. Xerox has standardized so
far on 300 DPI and has made a heavy investment in good fonts for these
machines.  However, they have released the 9700 MODEL 5, which upgrades
the Xerographic engine to the 9500 copier engine.  We just had ours
upgraded to this last week and it is bea-yoo-ti-full.

				Edmund Newman
  				Davis Polk & Wardwell
  				1-212-530-4420