Re: What is a SparcPrinter

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From: Charles A. Poynton
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 1991 06:12

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In article <1991Jan25.084804.26979@ccu.umanitoba.ca>, umross27@ccu.umanitoba.ca 
(Christopher Winston Ross) asks:

> ... about the SparcPrinter ... What version of Adobe Postscript is it running?


I was waiting for an expert to answer this question, but ...

"SPARCprinter" in the broad sense refers to the SPARCprinter laser printer -- 
which itself contains little intelligence -- and the PostScript(R)-language 
compatible NeWSprint software RIP running on the host SPARC machine.  

The NeWSprint RIP is derived from the interpreter that James Gosling originally 
wrote for the NeWS window system.  It will drive a wide variety of printers 
including ... well, let's not get commercial, but it's been demonstrated with 
ink jet, dot matrix, thermal transfer, electrostatic etc. 

It has no Adobe interpreter.

C.

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Subject: Re: What is a SparcPrinter
Summary: SPARCprinter uses Sun NeWSprint software RIP.
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