2 Feb
2010
2 Feb
'10
8:03 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck Guzis
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 6:38 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Classic Epson printer emulators
On 31 Jan 2010 at 18:17, Brent Hilpert wrote:
Another thing I learned about thermal paper: I had a small fountain on my desk. It was
well-behaved and didn't leak or spray onto the desk, but thermal printouts (e.g.
credit card receipts) left next to it would shrivel up in short order! -- Ian
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...