A new route to hi-res printing: put a typeshop on your desk with an affordable 1000-dpi printer

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The LM-1000 laser printer for PCs, from LaserMaster, is a plain-paper (toner-based) 1000-x-400-dpi printer whose resolution is comparable to photo image-set type. Its printer controller is fast, especially when printing complicated documents, and its specialized printer drivers compact page information, thereby speeding document processing. LaserMaster software drivers and font utilities are menu-driven, reliable, and easy to install, and the LM-1000 is no more difficult to maintain than other popular laser printers. The LM-1000's low price, high resolution, and quick printing speed make it very attractive. The TypeStation Stage III system, $14,995 from Raster Devices Direct (RD2), is a fully integrated, turnkey desktop publishing system that uses printer and video technology licensed from LaserMaster. The 80386SX-based system is completely menu driven, includes both font and software libraries, and uses a LaserMaster 1000-dpi printer controller with a modified HP laserJet printer. The Stage III is priced far below comparable components purchased separately, and offers affordable quality as a professional tool.

Electronic computers, Desktop publishing software, Laser printers, Evaluation, Computer Systems, Laser Printer, Turnkey System, Printers, DTP Software, LaserMaster Corp., Raster Devices Direct, LaserMaster LM 1000 (Computer printer), Raster Devices Direct TypeStation Stage III (Turnkey system)

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Drum majors

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Drum scanners represent the best technology for capturing image detail. A prepress service may charge up to $150 for a drum scan, but some drum scanners are now priced under $20,000, making it possible to bring this function in-house. Drum scanners generally use photomultipler tubes (PMT), which are more sensitive than the charge-coupled device (CCD) arrays used in lower-end flatbed scanners. The PMT can register very light or dark colors that a CCD machine would miss, or record as black and white. Drum scanners are able to gather more light samples and are capable of achieving a density of up to 11,000 pixels per inch. Most of the scanners include bundled software and permit color preview scans and other features, such as color correction, undercolor removal and unsharp masking.

Purchasing, Technology overview, Computer peripherals industry, Scanning devices, Optical scanners, Drum scanner, Drum scanners

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