On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 12:28:38 +0800 Craig Ringer <craig at postnewspapers.com.au> wrote:
> >Simply stated, the more RAM you have in the printer, the more detailed the > >page > >can be that you print. A laser printer holds the entire page in its memory > >at > >one time > > > Are you sure? Can't say that I'm absolutely positive about this, but it's one of those "what I've been told in the past" things that I have never really thought much about or questioned. Here is a link that discusses this issue: http://groups.google.ca/group/comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc/browse_frm/thread/efb9ae33a80ba5ae/7076086999b06239 > I've had laser printers with a whopping 4MB of RAM that can print a > 600dpi A4 page. It's always been my guess (and a guess is all that it is) that the final rendered image is actually drawn on the drum using a uncomplicated "dot here, skip two, another dot here" algorithm that probably uses a simple RLE compression method. But again, I don't really know enough about it to have an authorative opinion. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://theatre.sasktelwebsite.net
