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Started by Rick Genter
Tue, 26 Aug 1986 20:50
Atari 1027 Printer
Author: Rick Genter
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1986 20:50
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1986 20:50
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I called CompuClub in Framingham, MA (617-879-5232) and asked about the
1027 printer. They were extremely helpful, and gave me the following
information:
*) The 1027 is not *really* a letter quiality printer. Its
print mechanism is similar to that found in an adding machine
(remember those? :-) and is suitable for 1 to 2 page documents,
maximum.
*) Atari has not made the 1027 in 7 months. Their current printers
are the XMM801 and XMM804, neither of which is letter quality.
The search continues. I'd like to ask the entire community: what do you use
for letter quality output? Remember, I am looking for something to connect
to my 850 interface, and it should be usable from AtariWriter+. I'm about to
drop the word CHEAP from my qualifications, though a LaserWriter or LaserJet
is out of the question :-).
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Rick Genter BBN Laboratories Inc.
(617) 497-3848 10 Moulton St. 6/512
rgenter@labs-b.bbn.COM (Internet new) Cambridge, MA 02238
rgenter@bbn-labs-b.ARPA (Internet old) linus!rgenter%BBN-LABS-B.ARPA (UUCP)
Re: Atari 1027 Printer
Author: Lynn Gold
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1986 05:38
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 1986 05:38
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We use an Atari 1027 for letter-quality output. Yes, it is PAINFULLY slow, but it's typewriter quality. If I were you, I'd look for an old Diablo or Anderson-Jacobsen daisy-wheel printer at a swap meet. You'll get a faster machine at about what they used to sell 1027's when they first came out. --Lynn -------
Re: Atari 1027 Printer
Author: Christopher Browne
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 1986 15:23
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 1986 15:23
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In article <8608262050.AA00294@ENTERPRISE.BBN.COM> rgenter@ENTERPRISE.BBN.COM (Rick Genter) writes:
> *) Atari has not made the 1027 in 7 months. Their current printers
> are the XMM801 and XMM804, neither of which is letter quality.
>
>The search continues. I'd like to ask the entire community: what do you use
>for letter quality output? Remember, I am looking for something to connect
>to my 850 interface, and it should be usable from AtariWriter+. I'm about to
>drop the word CHEAP from my qualifications, though a LaserWriter or LaserJet
>is out of the question :-).
>--------
>Rick Genter BBN Laboratories Inc.
>(617) 497-3848 10 Moulton St. 6/512
>rgenter@labs-b.bbn.COM (Internet new) Cambridge, MA 02238
>rgenter@bbn-labs-b.ARPA (Internet old) linus!rgenter%BBN-LABS-B.ARPA (UUCP)
How about one of the near letter quality printers? Panasonic makes a
series that seem quite popular around here. They are sold as the Panasonic
1010, 1111, and maybe other numbers (the higher the better), also under the
brand name Roland. They are in the $400 price range (Canadian) which
probably translates to about $300 US (I think). At any rate, they are in the
same price range as the Geminis and Epsons and Mannesman Tally and ...
They produce very nice looking print in the NLQ (near letter quality) mode,
which actually looks better upon photocopying. The nicer editions include
a modest buffer (2K I think). The ribbon costs about twice as much as an Epson
ribbon, but seems to last a lot longer (hopefully twice as long). I have not
heard of any problems relating to these printers, and I was very happy to see
a deluxe (15" carriage, super-fast, with a very nice sheet feeder) edition at
work. It's pricey - probably $600-700 US (we got it for $800 CDN - but we got
a real deal) but it is superior to any Epson that I have used. It's faster than
our FX-100, has more features, and prints much more legible print. I would take
it as a second choice after a laser printer, if quality was the only concern.
--
Christopher Browne
University of Waterloo
Faculty of Mathematics
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