10 Sep
2007
10 Sep
'07
1:53 p.m.
On Mon, Sep 10, 2007 at 03:26:33PM -0400, Dave McGuire wrote:
On Sep 10, 2007, at 3:18 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
Eh, I used to think that...but then I noticed how huge the impact
printer business is in certain indusries such as auto parts stores
and auto service centers. Pretty much every time I buy a part for a
car, I see an Okidata 320 or similar.
I have NO idea why they haven't abandoned that technology...it
could be that it Just Works and doesn't give them any trouble.
Try getting a (real) carbon copy with an inkjet or a laser ...
and yes, the ability to print several forms with identical contents is
important in some places (one for the customer, one for the archive, one
for the guy handing out the parts from the warehouse, ...).
Regards,
Alex.
--
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison
That's
true, but then, a simple old dot-matrix makes a more
distinctive pictogram than a laser, which tends to be a simple box.
I went looking for an impact printer at the college. There were none.
While it may be "distictive" to US, in another few years, we're
going to
be the only ones who know what one looks like.