🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: comp.lang.postscript
Article #5094

Re: Postscript to HPLJII under UNIX?

#5094
From: Rich Berlin
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1991 21:06
8 lines
789 bytes
Someone here nicely pointed out that I mixed up bits and bytes.  The
correct performance numbers are more like

((1000KB) * (10bits/byte)) / (19.2Kbits/sec) == 520 sec = 8.6minutes

The 10 bits per byte assumes a parity bit and one stop bit.

-- Rich
Technical Details
Message-ID: <10145@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!exodus!birdland!rberlin
References: <91079.092124FZAAC02@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be> <10132@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!exodus!birdland!rberlin
From: rberlin@birdlandEng.Sun.COM (Rich Berlin)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript
Subject: Re: Postscript to HPLJII under UNIX?
Message-ID: <10145@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>
Date: 20 Mar 91 21:06:13 GMT
References: <91079.092124FZAAC02@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be> <10132@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>
Sender: news@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM
Reply-To: rberlin@Eng.Sun.COM
Organization: Sun Microsystems
Lines: 8