Kentfield, CA Ð The Printer Works has completed development of a large-format, high-resolution printer and delivered the first beta unit to NeXT, according to company president Steve Roberts.
The printer, based on Canon's BX engine, can print up to eight pages per minute on paper up to 11 by 17 inches at a resolution of 600 dpi. It connects to white or black computers running NEXTSTEP through the computer's SCSI interface. Pages are rendered using NEXTSTEP's Display PostScript interpreter and GS Corporation's eXTRAPRINT laser-printer driver.
NeXT is using the printer to print the master pages of its technical manuals, Roberts said. "If you look at the old manuals, they were run off on the original NeXT laser printer. This is quite an improvement."
Printer Works has set the suggested retail price of the printer, driver software, and bundled Adobe "right-to-print" license at $3995. Production units were scheduled to be available in late December or early January.
Printer Works: 510/887-6116.