Any significance?

From: whdawson <whdawson_at_localisps.net>
Date: Tue Oct 22 23:05:00 2002

> [[ the systems I used were the Compugraphic PowerView 10 (mostly) and 5
> (sometimes) -- these were special machines running on an 80186 and booted
> from floppy. (There might have been a hard drive interface for 'em, but
you
> wouldn't wanna see the price!!!)

Yes, there was a hard drive unit. The one I have was OK as of last year and
working with my CG systems (MCS5/MCS10?). Yes, lots of 186's. The floppy
units
can still be used for running programs and loading fonts.

Also have a couple of the Compugraphic (hacked and rebadged NEC 286's)
boxes.

> Later in life, I used a [brainfreeze on the model number]

3400?

> output unit that did everything with a CRT to create the characters,
> lenses to change the size, and fonts & metrics were all on floppy.

8" floppies. I just scrapped one of these phototypesetters a couple
of months ago. Kept most of the parts but discarded the frame/carcass.
Also kept the "CRT box". It's unique, for sure.

> IIRC, on the later unit, the output was somewhere in the
> 2400DPI range. (this back when lasers barely made 300dpi, and Canon's
> bubblejet was just getting up to 180x360 dpi...)

The Compugraphic laser phototypesetter I have is a model 9600. IIRC
its only 600DPI.


Bill
Received on Tue Oct 22 2002 - 23:05:00 BST