-> MC> At least in ver 5.1, you can select multiple copies by either
-> MC> the program, or the printer. If you select "printer" to generate
-> MC> multiple copies, then the printer is reprogrammed, and only one
-> MC> copy is sent.
->
-> In that situation, you get n copies of page 1, followed by n copies
-> of page 2, followed by n copies of page 3, etc., as opposed to 1 of
-> each page, in order, as many times as there are copies being made;
-> and this only affects printers, such as laser printers, that keep a
-> full page of data together in memory. The difference in speed is a
-> result of WP's not having to assemble and send the data separately
-> to such printers for each repetition of the page.
Very good point.
And speaking of which, does HP sell laserprinters that sort (collate?)
out mass prints? At a reasonable price?
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