21 Apr
2005
21 Apr
'05
9:26 a.m.
On Thu, 21 Apr 2005, James Fogg wrote:
I've got a nice laser printing fiche reader. I've never tested it though.
These can be found (but not easily) on the second-hand market fairly
cheap.
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We do have
what looks to be a reader with integral printer,
which is an interesting beastie - but it all looks rather
battered and rusty (maybe it sat outside at some point in its
life). I don't hold out much hope of it working again...
These are incredibly common, most libraries will have them. The printing
process is either mimeo (alcohol) or the diazo process used for
blueprints (ammonia). I have only seen one that used a toner type
photostat process.