1 Nov
2006
1 Nov
'06
4:51 p.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
I suspect that the Japanese printer makers were pressed to come out
with a better product because of the need for higher print resolution
when printing Kanji characters.
Cheers,
Chuck
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Absolutely.
That was certainly the case when I worked at Fujitsu. The 9 wire printers
were only sold in the US, weren't considered good enough for Japan. 24 wire
was standard in Japan for a few years before being sold in the US.
And it was one of the driving forces to develp the laser printer technology.
Japan had to have the finer resolution. I think that even today, most laser
engines are developed in Japan and OEM'd out.
Billy