When printing to a LaserWriter IINT from an IBM PC or XT using the Epson
LQ2500 emulation, a reasonable speed is 30 to 60 seconds per page. The
printing probably would be faster using an AT, 80286, or 80386 system. Some
PC-style computers perform better than others.
The LQ2500 emulation mode, under AppleShare PC, translates all Epson
commands and text into PostScript commands before sending the job to the
LaserWriter. Aside from normal network traffic delays, the speed of the
computer doing the translation greatly increases or decreases performance.