How do I test the benefit of extra memory in postscript printers?

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From: Jon H. LaBadie
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1991 07:00

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The recent discussion about memory requirements for postscript printers
raised a silly "problem" I have.

   How can I tell if extra memory added to my printer is beneficial?

The situation is this:

I bought a TI PS35 MicroLaser.  It comes with 1.5 Mbytes.  My needs
are pretty simple, troff and bits and pieces I pick up off the net.

Last Christmas, some relatives asked what they could get as a gift.
Thinking extra printer memory might help performance if I do more
complicated things, I said "BUY RAM".  Sure enough, they did!

Now, each time I see my relatives, they ask if the memory helped.
But, I can not see any difference for the things I do with the printer.
So I have to tell them, "No, but I'm sure somethings I do in the future
will be MUCH faster with the extra memory.  Thanks for the gift."

Help me; do you have a test case that would demonstrate the benefit of
my printers extra memory?  I have not problem deinstalling the memory
cards to document the benefit.

Gosh, can you imagine even considering that 1.5 Mbytes in a PRINTER
might be thought of as a small amount of memory.  I'm showing my age,
but I can remember being thrilled to go from 16 Kbytes to 64 Kbytes
in my computer.  Times change!

Jon


-- 
Jon LaBadie
{att, princeton, bcr, attmail!auxnj}!jonlab!jon

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