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Re: Straining PostScript or just stupid?

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From: Scott Anguish
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 03:46
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Anthony A. Datri writes
> 
> Here's an example of what I think you're talking about -- it prints the
> words "scratch tapes" filled with text.  It takes 10-15 minutes to process
> on a QMS PS810.
> -- 
> 	[ps in other message]
> ======================================================================8--<

	I ran this on my NeXT and it took a grand total of 3744 ms to image to  
the screen.

	I can remember this kind of stuff taking 30-45 minutes on the first  
apple laserwriters.

	Scott

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From: sanguish@digifix.com (Scott Anguish)
Subject: Re: Straining PostScript or just stupid?
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