On 11/27/2005 at 9:02 PM ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk wrote:
Have you come across the DEC LA100 (or LA210) that
'dip' the head
mechanically to get the half dot spacing?
Nope, but sounds logical. The Durango uses an 18" wide HP ribbon cartridge
with the 3/4" ribbon in it, driven via a cable and a unidirectional clutch
through the carriage motor. The ribbon spans the entire page, but is
slanted, so the entire surface is used while printing. There's no 2-color
ribbon facility as there is on the daisywheels.
Cheers,
Chuck