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Article #40125Re: Need Names of Some FAST Dot Matrix Printers
From: Dave Emmerson
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1989 11:33
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1989 11:33
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In article <25194@cup.portal.com>, Will@cup.portal.com (Will E Estes) writes: > Can someone give me the names of dot-matrix printers that offer > very high-speed printing and multiple form support? I have a > friend who needs to print both invoices and accounting reports off > this printer, and he needs something that is really, really FAST. > Print quality is not at all a consideration. > 'pends on what YOU call fast. The old Printronix's used to use 1 pin for every 6 dots, and printed bidirectionally, the one we have is *ancient* and is still damn fast even now. Heaven knows what a new one would be like. But before you sink your money into a 'really, really FAST' printer, make sure you have a 'really, really FAST' comms port - See some earlier grumbles in this newsgroup. Dave E.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!mcsun!ukc!acorn!moncam!emmo From: emmo@moncam.co.uk (Dave Emmerson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Need Names of Some FAST Dot Matrix Printers Summary: Before you spend a lotta dosh... Message-ID: <323@marvin.moncam.co.uk> Date: 21 Dec 89 11:33:16 GMT References: <25194@cup.portal.com> Organization: Monotype ADG, Cambridge, UK Lines: 19