Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 UW 5/3/83; site uw-beaver Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!laser-lovers From: laser-lovers@uw-beaver (laser-lovers) Newsgroups: fa.laser-lovers Subject: Re: Request pointers/info on heavy duty printers Message-ID: <1420@uw-beaver> Date: Tue, 7-Aug-84 14:21:36 EDT Article-I.D.: uw-beaver>.1420 Posted: Tue Aug 7 14:21:36 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Aug-84 20:07:43 EDT Sender: daemon@uw-beave Organization: U of Washington Computer Science Lines: 28 From Furuta@washington.arpa Tue Aug 7 11:20:36 1984 Diablo realizes that the days of the work horse 630 impact printer are numbered. They are currently marketing a "plug" compatible replacement, the EPM/API, a raster printer (203 bpi) which prints at 6 ppm max, at the expense of 4 cents per page. I don't think this printer requires any maintaince ! Hewlett-Packard sells, for $3500, a 630 replacement called LaserJet, which is rated at 10 ppm (@ 300 bpi, RS232 only, 9600 baud max). This is a little less expensive than EPM/API but does not provide the following functions: EPM/API will print on anything, card stock, stickers, anything which will pass through the simple paper path. provides a large array of fonts. Literally anything in the Xerox font library. allows mixed orientations on the same page. permits all points addressable, full page graphics, at 4 ppm ! The EMP/API will be reviewed in an upcomming issue of PC World and Digital Design. Call Rod Gerhart of Diablo at (415) 489-7785 for additional information. Xerox will soon have available a 10 ppm, 630 plug compatible printer. Call Tom Norton of Xerox at (213) 536-7750.