26 Apr
1998
26 Apr
'98
1:36 a.m.
On Sat, 25 Apr 1998, Bill/Carolyn Pechter wrote:
I think that is exactly correct.
I was in my
local Honda dealership the other day and they were using
old-assed DEC line-printers on their PC network (don't know which model).
I asked the guy about them and he basically said that yeah, they're as old
as the hills. But one started printing my invoice and I realized why they
kept them...they are FAST.
I'd bet they're DEC LA120 serial RS232 terminal printers. These things
replaced a ton of Teletypes and their main competition was TI 8xx models. Were they DOT MATRIX? I'll bet they're not
big old noisy line printers unless
they're sound covered and about 4 feet tall.
Yes they were dot matrix. I always equated line printers with dot matrix
printers. Is there a difference?
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Don't blame me...I voted for Satan.
Coming in September...Vintage Computer Festival 2.0
See http://www.siconic.com/vcf for details!
[Last web page update: 04/25/98]