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LA65 DECwriter Dot Matrix Printer

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Date: Mon, 25 Apr 1994 17:05
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LA65 DECwriter Dot Matrix Printer

HIGHLIGHTS

o  Easy-to-use PC printer offers many features and high performance at
   affordable price

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The LA65 DECwriter printer is a high resolution, narrow carriage, receive
only, 24 wire impact dot matrix printer with great versatility. With its
built-in IBM ProPrinter X24E and Epson LQ emulation and 8 bit parallel
interface connector, the LA65 DECwriter printer is designed to be used with
PCs compatible with the IBM PC. The powerful Windows 3.1 driver enables the
printer to output exceptional monochrome or color text and graphics in the
home or business PC computing environments.

Table 1 compares the LA65 DECwriter printer with competing printers.

 Table 1. Comparison of LA65, Epson AP3250, and Panasonic KXP2123 Printers

 		     Digital LA65     Epson AP3250     Panasonic KXP2123

Speed
 Draft		     160	      167	       160
 LQ		     53		      60	       53
Color		     Standard	      No	       Optional
Fonts		     6		      6		       10
Maximum Resolution   360 x 360	      360 x 360	       360 x 360
Interface	     Parallel	      Parallel	       Parallel
 		     		      Serial optional  Serial optional
Emulations	     IBM X24E	      Epson LQ	       IBM X24E
 		     Epson LQ	      		       Epson LQ
MS-Windows Driver    Included	      No	       No
Paper
 Cutsheet	     Yes (includes    Yes (includes    Yes, single
 		     50 sheet ASF)    50 sheet ASF)
 Tractor	     Optional	      Optional	       Yes
 Fanfold	     Yes	      Yes	       Yes
 Envelopes	     Yes	      Yes	       Yes
 Labels		     Yes	      Yes	       Yes
 Forms		     3-part	      2-part	       4-part
MTBF		     4K @25% POH      4K @25% POH      4K @25% POH
Paper Handling
 Push tractor	     Standard	      Standard	       Standard
 Pull tractor	     Standard 	      Standard	       Standard
 Auto park	     Yes 	      Yes	       Yes
 Auto tear-Off	     Yes 	      Yes	       Yes
 Top-of-form	     Yes 	      Yes	       Yes
 Bottom feed	     Yes 	      Yes	       Yes
Noise
 Quiet		     None	      None	       43.5 dBA
 Normal		     53.0 dBA	      55.0 dBA	       46.5 dBA
Number of Copies     3		      4		       4
Quarter Page Print   Yes	      No	       No

AVAILABILITY AND ORDERING

The LA65 DECwriter printer is available now.

Order No.	 Description

		 LA65 DECwriter and Options:
LA65-**		 LA65 DECwriter dot matrix printer; -CA = North America, -CB
                 = Continental Europe, -CC = Eastern Europe/Mideast, -AD =
                 Denmark, -AE = UK/Ireland, -AK = Switzerland, -AT = Israel,
                 -AZ = Australia/New Zealand
LA95R-KA	 Ribbon, black
LA95R-KC	 Ribbon, color
LA65X-PT	 Push tractor
BC19M-10	 IBM/Centronics parallel cable, 10 ft
BC19M-06	 IBM/Centronics parallel cable, 6 ft

WARRANTY

The standard warranty for the printer is a two-year, return-to-factory
warranty. Carry-in maintenance and return-to-factory services are provided.

__________
IBM and ProPrinter are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation.
Windows is a trademark and MS is a registered trademark of Microsoft
Corporation.
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