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In article <1992Aug19.141628.34189@news.th-darmstadt.de>
schrod@iti.informatik.th-darmstadt.de writes:

> In article <1992Aug19.030637.19197@schaefer.math.wisc.edu>,>
mueller@schaefer.math.wisc.edu (Carl Douglas Mueller) writes:

> > I know this doesn't belong here, but I HAVE to say this.  A laser printer 
> > IS a dot matrix printer.  360 dpi is 360 dpi.
> 
> Where do you find an impact matrix printer with 360 dpi?

actually, the Panasonic KX-P1124 can.  in fact, if I remember this right
(and I couldn't find the point in the manual where I saw this, so I may
be wrong here), it can actually do 400 dpi.

> (Just a pet peeve of mine... ;-)  The person who cannot distinguish
> its impact printer output from an HP LaserJet III (with RET) might
> want to check his METAFONT mode definitions for the latter. They are
> clearly distinguishable -- the former is _much_ bolder.

well, I am the person to whom you are referring --- I posted the
comments on this (perhaps among others?).

when you look at the output right out of the printers, yes, there is
clearly a difference.  the difference lies in the fact that the
impact dot-matrix printer (KX-P1124 in this case) uses a plain old
ribbon, which is less consistent than toner, etc., and the darkness
of the print is uneven when examined closely.  once you make a
photocopy of the printout, though, that problem goes away.  then, it
really does get tough to tell the difference.  in fact, some people
have even thought that the copy from the laser printer was, in fact,
the impact dot matrix, and vice versa.....all the rest simply could
not tell the difference, period.

now, if you're limiting the scope of impact dot-matrix printers to
only the 9-pin variety, the I agree with you....it's a drastic
difference.  but if you start looking at 24-pin printers, and a
really good printer driver (in this case, emTeX's printer driver for
the above printer), we're talking about a completely different world.

take a look sometime at the really good 24-pin printers...you'll be
pleasantly surprised.
   --jim

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