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dave@beames.demon.co.uk (Dave Beames) wrote:

>Does anyone out there actually drive a page printer (laser or lcd) with
>their Amiga (or know someone who does)?

Yes, I've just bought a LaserJet 5L and Studio II software to drive it.

>If so, what sort of speed do they get?

Depends on what I'm printing. Wordworth, printing using the printer's fonts,
will hit better than 4ppm, which is the rated speed of the printer. A full
A4 page of reasonably dense graphics takes about 5 minutes.

>So can someone advise me please -- are drivers available which make it
>worth buying a page printer, or should I just forget it and preserve my
>blood-pressure :-)

You won't print graphics pages very quickly on anything, simply due to the
amount of data that must be transmitted. The Studio II drivers can drive PCL
5 compatible printers and make use of PCL 5 graphics compression to reduce
the amount of data sent. best I can suggest is that you get Studio II.

Niall.