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Article #1728Re: Imagewriter II vs. LQ
From: Jeffrey Joseph Barbose
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 1989 21:22
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 1989 21:22
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Lani, The Imagewriter II, in Best mode, uses screen fonts which are twice the displayed size, scaling them down. In other words, normally, screen fonts have a resolution of 72 dots per inch. 2X fonts, scaled down, have a printed resolution of 144 dpi. The Imagewriter LQ, in Best mode, uses 3X fonts and scales them down to a third. E.g., to Print 24-pt characters, you'd need a 72-pt size of the same font. The printed image (LQ) will be 24-pt characters, but with a resolution of 216 dpi. The Apple Laserwriters have a resolution of 300 dpi, so this may give you some idea of the quality of the LQ. (about half-way between IW II best mode and LaserWriter output). As for speeds, I'm not really sure, but I think that in printer draft mode, the IW II, is about 180 char per sec., and the LQ might be about 300 cps. Hope this helps, Jeff
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