Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 17:03:08 +0200 From: des@des.no (Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?q?Sm=F8rgrav?=) To: ian j hart <ianjhart@ntlworld.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP Laserjet 1200 on USB Message-ID: <xzpn0czec43.fsf@dwp.des.no> In-Reply-To: <200309201551.19467.ianjhart@ntlworld.com> (ian j. hart's message of "Sat, 20 Sep 2003 15:51:19 %2B0100") References: <87fzisoi53.fsf@strauser.com> <200309201340.02453.ianjhart@ntlworld.com> <87brtfmvj7.fsf@strauser.com> <200309201551.19467.ianjhart@ntlworld.com>
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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= "=20 > (rendering)? > A. Nobody knows :) 20 MB in five minutes is very close to the maximum transfer rate across a paralell port (~80 kBps). DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no
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