LaserWriter at 9.6 vs 230 kpbs?

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From: Dave McIntee
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 1989 22:21

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How would overall throughput compare running a LaserWriter by its
serial port at 9.6 kbps vs. over AppleTalk at 230 kpbs? It seems
to me there are two considerations:

	1. What is the speed of the print engine? Is 9.6 as fast
	   or faster than it can print?

	2. Will the LW print WHILE receiving the next page? If
	   it can only do one activity at a time, receive a page
	   then print the page, it would certainly recieve the
	   page faster at 230 kbps. 

	   If on the other hand, the print engine is given a page
	   to print, freeing the internal processor for receiving 
	   the next page, overall throughput MAY be the same/very 
	   close regardless of which speed is used.

Any thoughts?
-- 
Dave McIntee
NetExpress Communications, Inc.	  	Phone: (703)749-2380
1953 Gallows Road, Suite 300		uunet!netxcom!dmcintee
Vienna, VA 22180

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Subject: LaserWriter at 9.6 vs 230 kpbs?
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