Re: Compiled PostScript

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From: Amanda Walker
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 1990 00:34

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woody@rpp386.cactus.org (Woodrow Baker) writes:

>To my knowledge
>none of the smaller lasers have a math co-procoessor.  That one simple
>hardware addition would make a significant impact on through put.

Well, a hardware FPU will add several hundred dollars to the price.  Since
for most applications (churning out pages of text), the speed is limited
by the marking engine, it's probably a reasonable compromise.

Amanda Walker
InterCon Systems Corporation
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