Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 19:59:30 +0100 From: ian j hart <ianjhart@ntlworld.com> To: des@des.no (Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?q?Sm=F8rgrav?=) Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP Laserjet 1200 on USB Message-ID: <200309201959.30092.ianjhart@ntlworld.com> In-Reply-To: <xzpn0czec43.fsf@dwp.des.no> References: <87fzisoi53.fsf@strauser.com> <200309201551.19467.ianjhart@ntlworld.com> <xzpn0czec43.fsf@dwp.des.no>
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On Saturday 20 September 2003 4:03 pm, Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav wrote: > ian j hart <ianjhart@ntlworld.com> writes: > > On Saturday 20 September 2003 2:36 pm, Kirk Strauser wrote: > > > It currently takes about 5 minutes to transfer a 20MB file to my > > > printer which has 64MB of memory. > > > Printing starts within 5-10 seconds of the upload being completed. > > > > Q. How much of the 5 mins is data transfer, and how much is "printer > > busy" (rendering)? > > A. Nobody knows :) > > 20 MB in five minutes is very close to the maximum transfer rate > across a paralell port (~80 kBps). > > DES I had 1Mb/s in my head. That's ~50% faster than that. Theoretical vs. real world? =2D-=20 ian j hart Quoth the raven, bite me! Salem Saberhagen (Episode LXXXI: The Phantom Menace)
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