3 Mar
2013
3 Mar
'13
10:47 p.m.
On 03/02/2013 04:52 PM, Mr Ian Primus wrote:
Speaking of old LaserJets - does anyone aside from me
collect them?
I've got a decent collection older models, although somehow I don't
have a LaserJet II or original LaserJet. I do have the oddball 4V
though.
Yep, I have to admit that I also collect printers, and not just one series at that... I do
have some rather common models as "workhorses" (NEC P2200, LJ3, LJ4, -L, -M
plus) or because I was given them and couldn't bring myself to throwing them out yet
(far too many HP, Epson and Canon inkjets) but tend to focus on exots and niche models
otherwise - NEC CP7 and Star LC24 with their multizone color ribbon, Citizen Overture and
Sharp JX lasers which very visibly are early copier descendents, two OKI linear LED array
printers, one of the infamous Tektronix "edible solid ink" power-hogs (a 340 I
think; wish I could scrounge up a few reasonably priced ink sticks for that one, hint
hint!), the "professional" HP Deskjet 1200 and 1600 models. Also three
thermo-transfer units for various print sizes (all made by Mitsubishi, I think, two of
them large flat things close to 19" format, one smaller desktop unit), which while
primary intended for video still printing, also have parallel in!
terfaces, but with consumables prohibitively costly for any kind of operation).
What I'm missing yet is a "real" daisywheel printer (I have both a
Triumph-Adler and an IBM typewriter with bolt-on interface boards - not that I would mind
having a Diablo terminal at some time too), any sort of High Speed Printer from the olden
days (drum, chain, belt, shuttle, or single-line needle) or truly esoteric stuff like the
(DataProducts) hydraulic driven needle printer our local university collection has.
Happy printing, guys!
So long,
Arno