And those dollars were worth several times more in
purchasing power.
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| Jim Macklin wrote:
|
| > I found an old computer catalog dated 1996. The biggest
TAM
| > listed was 64 MB if I remember correctly and it was
| > $3,000.00
| >
| > Makes those 256 PC 2700 at $28.95 seem like free.
| >
| >
| I remember the first time I bought RAM, 36 chips for 4 MB
at a cost of
| $800. And this was half the price it was a month earlier.
|
|
| > | > | yeah, true..i remember the time(dark ages) when i had
8Mb
| > ram in my pc and
| > | that was considered great.
| > | My dad uses the mentioned computer, so i will
| > convince him to add some
| > | ram to it. lets see how it goes. thanks Jim.
| > |
| > |
| > | "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
wrote
| > in message
| > | | > | > RAM is very cheap these days. You can buy a 256 MB
| > stick of
| > | > what ever kind your mobo requires for the cost of a
| > simple
| > | > meal at a sit-down restaurant and 512 isn't a lot
more.
| > | >
| > | > Upgrade the RAM, it may not solve the problem with
the
| > | > over-size file in the queue. But it is possible
that it
| > is
| > | > just an assigned cache for the printer and it is
having
| > to
| > | > run it into the pagefile (virtual memory).
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > | nope, there are no jobs in the queue. i deleted
them
| > all.
| > | > so thats not it.
| > | > | hmm...the printer installer recommends that I have
| > 256MB
| > | > memory. i have
| > | > | 192MB at present. could that be it? i will try
| > installing
| > | > the HP software
| > | > | with the minimum requirements. lets see if that
works.
| > | > thanks.
| > | > | "Jim Macklin"
<p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
| > wrote
| > | > in message
| > | > | | > | > | > I'm sure you have a problem, just don't know
what it
| > is.
| > | > It
| > | > | > could be in the printer drivers or the Adobe
program
| > or
| > | > even
| > | > | > something else.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > And yes 20 KB to 120 MB does seem a little too
much.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Have you opened the printer properties and
purged
| > all
| > | > | > documents in the queue?
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
message
| > | > | > | > | > | > | thanks for your help, i will keep trying. the
pdf
| > is
| > | > 20
| > | > | > Kilobytes, so thats
| > | > | > | why I am surprised as to why the spool window
| > shows it
| > | > as
| > | > | > being 120Mega
| > | > | > | bytes. thanks though.
| > | > | > | "Jim Macklin"
| > <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
| > | > wrote
| > | > | > in message
| > | > | > | | > | > | > | > I have no idea of the configuration or ideal
| > size of
| > | > the
| > | > | > | > file as it is printed. I just know that the
| > printer
| > | > has
| > | > | > to
| > | > | > | > convert the 20 MB of data in the file to
printer
| > | > | > commands.
| > | > | > | > A PDF is basically just another picture
format
| > and
| > | > there
| > | > | > is
| > | > | > | > a lot of data to convert for printing. You
are
| > | > using
| > | > | > the
| > | > | > | > print button in the Adobe Reader program?
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > You might contact Adobe and ask on an HP
| > newsgroup?
| > | > | > Sorry I
| > | > | > | > can't be of more help.
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > The Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 program
will
| > open a
| > | > PDF
| > | > | > as
| > | > | > | > a PSD file, but text is not clear. Just for
| > info...
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | >
| > message
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | how much over head? the pdf file size i am
| > | > printing is
| > | > | > | > only 20KB, so is
| > | > | > | > | there any reason why (in the printer spool
| > window)
| > | > | > does it
| > | > | > | > show the same pdf
| > | > | > | > | file as being 120MB. no i dont have
photoshop.
| > | > does
| > | > | > | > anything strike you?
| > | > | > | > | thanks a lot for ur help.
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | "Jim Macklin"
| > | > <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
| > | > | > wrote
| > | > | > | > in message
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | > | > There is overhead required to print the
| > file.
| > | > If
| > | > | > you
| > | > | > | > have
| > | > | > | > | > Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 try opening
the
| > PDF
| > | > (I
| > | > | > do
| > | > | > | > it
| > | > | > | > | > all the time) and save it as a jpeg for
the
| > web.
| > | > It
| > | > | > | > will be
| > | > | > | > | > reduced in size. Much easier to print
or
| > email.
| > | > I
| > | > | > | > haven't
| > | > | > | > | > tried it yet, but I think you can save a
| > jpeg as
| > | > | > PDF.
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | >
in
| > | > message
| > | > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > | When i try printing a pdf file it
takes
| > | > | > | > | > forever(literally). I check the
| > | > | > | > | > | printer spool and see that the
document
| > size
| > | > shown
| > | > | > as
| > | > | > | > | > 120MB. now i know that
| > | > | > | > | > | the pdf file is about 20Kb. I have a
| > HP1300
| > | > | > printer.
| > | > | > | > Does
| > | > | > | > | > anyone have a clue
| > | > | > | > | > | as to why this is happenning? I would
| > | > appreciate
| > | > | > any
| > | > | > | > help.
| > | > | > | > | > thanks.
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