The Tektronix
Phaser 740, released in October 1998, was a series of color
laser printers sold by
Tektronix's printer division, now a part of
Xerox. The Phaser 740 is notable for being the industry's first true 1200×1200
dpi color laser printer.
[12/28/98 COLOR PRINTING FOR LESS GREEN]
/ref> The printer was available in several different configurations, from the 740L ($1499 MSRP, only black toner included)[http://www.office.xerox.com/latest/CCLDS-02UB.pdf ] to the fully tricked out 740 Extended (128 MiB
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RAM, duplexing, hard drive, etc.).[Landor template 740]
/ref> The "plus" feature set was required for 1200×1200 color printing. Standard features included 10BASE-T
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Ethernet, LPT
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connectivity, SCSI
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connectivity, an expansion port for other networking options, 133 MHz PowerPC
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CPU
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, and PostScript
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. Network protocols included Telnet, FTP, AppSocket
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, IPP IPP may refer to:
Organisations
* Independent Power Producer, electric power generator
* India Pride Project, recovering stolen Indian artefacts
* Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante (Institute of Plant Protection), Italy
* Max-Planck-Insti ...
, HTTP, and AppleTalk
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.PDF
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files directly, through FTP or Telnet. The onboard computer would then process the PDF to PS and print it. Phaser 740 series printers required little maintenance compared to other printers of the time. The only consumables were toner, fuser, imaging drum, and transfer roller.
References
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