Breakthrough From Destiny Technology Enables Development of High Speed, Low-Cost Printers; New D5001 Band Rendering Processor and Super-Banding PageStyler II Software Ease Memory Requirements, Improve Performance, Reduce Cost.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 1995--A forthcoming generation of 1200 dot-per-inch laser printers will outperform and cost less than existing market offerings thanks to the introduction of a breakthrough high speed "band rendering" processor and "Super-Banding" PostScript Level II Interpreter from Destiny Technology, Santa Clara, Calif. Destiny's D5001 processor increases printer throughput speed by performing parallel processing parallel processing, the concurrent or simultaneous execution of two or more parts of a single computer program, at speeds far exceeding those of a conventional computer. of high speed graphics and compression/decompression functions. The company's Super-Banding PageStyler II is a robust page description language A high-level language for commanding a printer to print text and graphics on a page. The two major languages are Adobe's PostScript and HP's PCL, which are device independent and supported by most every printer. which can work either alone or in tandem Adv. 1. in tandem - one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" tandem with the D5001 to reduce expensive printer memory requirements and improve overall performance. Destiny's customer base of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and printer manufacturers are currently integrating the D5001 processor and Super-Banding PageStyler II page description language into desktop offerings which will be available in the second quarter of 1995. Both the D5001 processor and Super-Banding PageStyler II page description language are available now from Destiny. Due to the competitive nature of the desktop printer market, manufacturers are continually seeking cost-reduction methods, especially in the area of expensive components such as the CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. and random access memory (RAM). Currently, standard 1200 dpi printers utilizing traditional RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. CPUs and up to 64 megabytes of RAM can retail for $5000-7000. Printers incorporating the D5001 are expected to retail for $2500. The D5001 processor is optimized for use with the more cost-effective, yet powerful Intel 960 CPU family and also enables the printer manufacturer to reduce overall printer controller and memory cost. The Super-Banding PageStyler II page description language also utilizes less memory further lowering overall printer development and retail costs. The D5001 Processor Supporting up to 1200 dpi resolution, the D5001's primary function is as a coprocessor coprocessor Additional processor used in some personal computers to perform specialized tasks such as extensive arithmetic calculations or processing of graphical displays. to both compress data and process complex graphic images. With both functions "pipelined" on a single chip and the compression function operating at a ratio as high as 8:1, printer throughput is significantly increased. The D5001, when used in tandem with Destiny's D8905 advanced printer coprocessor, supports PCL (Printer Command Language) The page description language for HP LaserJet printers. It has become a de facto standard used in many printers and typesetters. PCL Level 5, introduced with the LaserJet III in 1990, also supports Compugraphic's Intellifont scalable fonts. 5E, color PostScript and Roman/Kanji fonts. "Both the D5001 and the Super-Banding PageStyler II are Destiny's latest contributions to the continuing effort to increase desktop printer performance while simultaneously making those printers more affordable to our OEMs and the end user," said Gary Cheng, Destiny's president and founder. "Rarely are solutions of this type found under one roof on the `open' market and the D5001 and the Super-Banding PageStyler II further distance Destiny from niche players." The Super-Banding PageStyler II Known for its flexibility and sophisticated features, PostScript has been the primary page description language for the desktop printing and publishing market. Destiny's Super-Banding PageStyler II, for either host-based or resident controllers, overcomes the RAM-intensive nature of PostScript by maximizing printer controller or system resources (1) In a computer system, system resources are the components that provide its inherent capabilities and contribute to its overall performance. System memory, cache memory, hard disk space, IRQs and DMA channels are examples. through intelligent compression/decompression. This technique allows the Super-Banding PageStyler II interpreter to process incoming PostScript language commands and build the raster page image while simultaneously monitoring memory utilization. At the point where available memory is not sufficient to continue rasterization, the Super-Banding PageStyler II interpreter selects a strip of information -- a band. The strips are then further subdivided into blocks which are then compressed to free additional memory and allow the rasterization to continue. The "smart" compression algorithm in the Super-Banding PageStyler II can achieve a 4:1 ratio for images and 8:1 or better for text or simple graphics. Incorporated in 1986, Destiny Technology offers the most complete product line of imaging controller technologies to OEMs worldwide at various levels of system integration ranging from PCL, PostScript, GDI (Graphics Device Interface) The traditional programming interface (API) for output in Windows. When an application needs to display or print, it makes a call to a GDI function and sends it the parameters for the object that must be created. , and QuickDraw-compatible interpreters, ASICs and multiple font integration to complete page printer controllers/cartridges. -0- Destiny and PageStyler are registered trademarks of Destiny Technology Corporation. PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Corporation. PCL is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company. Intel and i960 are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. 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