Re: Postscript hardware cip for the new HP Z series

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From: Dov Isaacs
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:29

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There really is no such thing as a "hardware RIP" or a chip(?) which processes PostScript. PostScript is a full interpretive programming language with graphics and device operators typically running under a "real time operating system" (RTOS). Any such "chip" would basically be a general purpose computer with memory in which the PostScript interpreter and its requisite RTOS, communications software, and device controllers would run. This is true for all printers with "embedded controllers" including the HP devices.

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