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- From: 01mbmccabe@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: Atari laser...old
- Message-ID: <1993Jan11.203928.13484@bsu-ucs>
- Date: 12 Jan 93 01:39:28 GMT
- References: <1993Jan10.235621.13460@bsu-ucs> <2885@targon.UUCP>
- Organization: Ball State University, Muncie, In - Univ. Computing Svc's
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- > I guess you mean the SLM804. It is also a 300 dpi dumb page printer.
- > It is connected to the dma bus via a separate controller (the SLMC804).
- > It prints about 8 pages per minute.
- >
- > Alas it does not understand postscript or PCL; for most programs
- > you need some kind of emulator (Diablo 630 emulator is standard,
- > FX80 emulator is available by DMC), other programs (Calamus for example)
- > talk directly to the printer. Interfacing the printer yourself
- > requires knowledge of the dma protocol.
- >
- > Compared to other printers it is said to be fast for bitmaps.
- > Calamus prints really fast on it. I guess this is due to the fact
- > that other printers are connected to the printer port.
- >
- > As far as I know the SLM804 is not made anymore; the SLM605 is its
- > successor.
- >
- > Is this what you wanted to know?
-
- Yep. By Diablo and FX80 _emulator_, do you mean what is called a driver on
- WordPerfect, and other programs? Or is there some sort of emulator cartridge
- like for the HP DeskJet?
-
- -Matt
-