NetWare 4.1/9000 Print Services

C-15
Optimizing Network Printing Performance
Printer and Data Type
may be necessary.
• If you use PostScript or another high-level PDL for the majority of your print
jobs, the speed of the printer's formatter becomes more important.
• If the mix of your print jobs contains mostly plain text, the speed of the print
engine (as described in pages per second or characters per second) is of primary
importance.
• Advanced printers, such as laser and thermal transfer printers, may require
complex drivers to handle printer control information. Since software is now
available to drive most of these printers, there should be no problem.