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From: mec@cbnewsj.ATT.COM (michael.e.connick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: LaserJet IIP Caveat
Message-ID: <887@cbnewsj.ATT.COM>
Date: 25 Sep 89 20:49:23 GMT
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In article  alms@cambridge.apple.com (Andrew L. M. Shalit) writes:
> I just found out that the default configuration of the HP LaserJet IIP
> (512K ram) is only enough to print 1/2 page of graphics at 300 dpi.
> I guess I already knew that.  What I didn't know is that this *might*
> mean that I can't print a full page of 300 dpi text without first
> getting memory upgrade.  The memory upgrade is not cheap.  ($500 list,
> ~$370 discounted, for a meg).

Don't worry about the amount of memory the IIP contains. Our DeskJet
has only 16K of memory and it prints out complete pages of graphics at
300 dpi using the MacPrint driver.

The driver divides the QuickDraw image up into bands in your
Macintosh's memory. It sends the bands to the printer one at a time,
not all at once. With 512K of memory, it just means that the driver
can dump that much into the printer before it has to wait for some of
it to be printed before sending any more.

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Michael Connick    mec@mtfmi.ATT.COM    201-957-3057
AT&T Bell Labs     MT 3F-113	        (Dept. 79153)