18 Apr
2013
18 Apr
'13
11:30 a.m.
In article <CAM2UOwLhG9s_qP11Ez4TmzsVBsviKf7jcUykGy8SeX_7yQdduw at mail.gmail.com>,
Glen Slick <glen.slick at gmail.com> writes:
Anyone know what equipment would have used these
rolls? Are they most
likely thermal, or something else? Anyone have a use for these? Would
they still be suitable for the original application after 25 years?
The boxes are a bit heavy if someone has a use for these and wants
them.
They are most likely the special dry-print silver paper that was used
in the storage tube copier and video copier products:
<http://manx.classiccmp.org/details.php/5,18500>
<http://manx.classiccmp.org/details.php/5,16313>
The paper is only usable in those copiers. The paper is thermally
sensitive, but is not usable in typical thermal print-head type printers.
The paper is supposed to be stored in cool, dry conditions. Even when
new, the paper had a warranted shelf life of something like 18 months.
Bob Rosenbloom told me that he used some old paper and did some prints
and while the prints came out, they were not high contrast.
My plan was to replace this printer with a circuit that obtained the
image from the storage tube terminal directly and saved it as a
digitized file that you could print on an ordinary printer. I feel
this is a better long-term solution than trying to track down paper
of dubious utility for the printer. I happen to have a single unopened
roll for mine and I haven't bothered trying it, I obtained it mostly
for novelty/completeness purposes.
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