26 Jan
2008
26 Jan
'08
10:09 p.m.
I'm with you, impact printers!!
I want a Printronix, P300, or P600 and then their later tiny desktop.
There was also a 3 color ribbon and hardware mod for these, TRILOG, that would roll the
paper back thru these for color printing. we had some processor cardsthat went in these
too, for barcode.
A color Versatec electrostatic would be welcome in my house.
The best classic computer stuff, is the $$$$ leading edge graphics from the 80's!!!
I was at Siggraph in 84 I think, at the Houston Astrodome, showing a realtime 3D Rubics
cube solution on a high end Jupiter terminal...
wow. Those were the days.
Randy
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:53:44 -0800
From: davis at saw.net
To: General at saw.net
CC:
Subject: Re: On collecting printers...
Tom Watson wrote:
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It isn't difficult. But as anyone who knows,
you must collect IMPACT printers!
None of this silly laser stuff, or even worse an ink-spitter (they actually
has ones that did!). Me my collection has a few:
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The Tek "ink spitters" of the 80's were built for long
term, high volume
service. The ink carts contained
not milliliters, but ounces of ink. I'd grab one in a second.
Jim Davis.