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Printer controller components, Sun blade 1000 workstation, Printer controller components -2 – Xerox 2060 User Manual

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Printer controller

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System Overview Guide

Printer controller components

The printer controller consists of a specially-configured Sun
workstation and uses proprietary Xerox hardware, firmware, and
software.

Sun Blade 1000 workstation

The printer controller is based on the Sun Blade 1000, a
workstation with a high-performance architecture for complex
processing tasks. It contains the following hardware
components:

Processor (system unit) containing the following:

Two UltraSPARC III 750 Mhz central processing unit
(CPU) modules

4 GB memory (four 1 GB Dual In-line Memory Modules, or
DIMMs)

36 GB hard disk drive

DVD-ROM drive

3.5 inch diskette drive

Keyboard and mouse

Monitor

Optional Token Ring board

Two Printer Controller Interface (PCI) boards installed in the
processor to interface with the print engine.

Optional

components

For channel connection to a host for IPDS printing, the system
may use a channel interface board that is connected to a
channel cable connector box.

An external 4 mm tape drive is available and recommended for
backing up site files. A typical color calibration file is 1.5 MB.

A second internal 36 GB hard disk drive is optional, as are two
additional external disks.