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From: wen@husc2.UUCP (wen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: S - L - O - W  Printer Device
Message-ID: <1128@husc2.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 13-Jan-87 10:22:48 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 13 10:22:48 1987
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In article <1321@cadovax.UUCP> keithd@cadovax.UUCP (Keith Doyle) writes:
>
>A couple of friends of mine have recently bought Epson LQ-800's for their
>Amigas.  We found a driver on Compuserve, and the source to one either there
>or somewhere else.
>Come to find out that a graphics print takes a good 35 minutes.

I'm not familiar with the LQ-800, but it sounds like your printer driver has
serious problems.  35 minutes is ridiculous.  Even the Okimate 20 does it in
under 5.

>And why isn't anyone else complaining about these problems?  They seem
>to me to be much more significant than the speed of the icon files on
>the workbench.  Is everyone just using the Amiga for games and video?

We haven't had this problem.  Have you looked elsewhere for a printer driver?

				A. Wen
				wen@husc4.HARVARD.EDU
				wen@harvunxu.BITNET