31 Jan
2010
31 Jan
'10
10:58 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 31 Jan 2010 at 18:17, Brent Hilpert wrote:
I hope my phrasing didn't lead to misinterpretation if read quickly.
In the case of my 34 year-old printouts, they are all readily legible. What
fading may have occurred is minor.
Perhaps the best to be said is there is tremendous variability in the longevity
of thermal printouts.
I thought the fading issue was quite commonly
realised, esp. if you're
the type that hangs on to receipts. On the other hand, I have dozens
of printouts from high school in 1976, from the printer for a HP9830
computer/calculator, taped to sheets and bound in a folder, all of
which are completely legible, very slight fading, except for some
corners under 3M tape which have faded completely.
Or old faxes printed out on thermal fax paper. I've got a few from
about 15 years ago (technical reference stuff sent by a considerate
manufacturer) that are all but unreadable today. I should have made
photocopies, too late now.
Another bit of proof that the story of our civilization is written in
sand...