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In article <NELSON.91Feb4000950@sun.clarkson.edu>, nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson) writes:
> The January 1991 Computer Shopper has an ad for a $995 PostScript
> LBP-CX engine (new engine add $300), and a QMS JetScript controller,

The Jetscript controller was originaly developed for the HP LaserJet II.
There apparently is a minor modification that one can make to the board
to allow it to work with the CX engine.  It uses a Genuine Adobe Postscript
(downloaded from disk and encrypted).  One of the people who worked on it
is over at Compaq now.  I have found that the Jetscript product is fast
(a 68000 and 3 meg of memory), and efficient.  QMS can tell you how to
control it from Unix running on the PC.  There are a large number of
surplus ones running around right now.  It used to sell for $2700, but
last I knew, HP was dumping them for 495.00.  This $995 solution
looks like a pretty good deal to me.
Cheers
Woody
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