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From: laser-lovers@uw-beaver (laser-lovers)
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Subject: Request pointers/info on heavy duty printers
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Date: Thu, 9-Aug-84 01:27:26 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug  9 01:27:26 1984
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From: Mark Becker 
Hello -

     A local business in my area is interested in replacing a
Diablo 630 (no, I'm *not* kidding) with a laser printer.

     Right now, they are getting tens of thousands of pages out of this
thing per month (it runs 24 hours/day for weeks on end).  The ratio of
actual print to page area is very low with less than 20% of a page
actually having any print on it.

     A couple of firms in the area have told me that they can replace
the Diablo but that their machines would need servicing every 3000 pages.

     Can I get some pointers to machines that are a little more sturdy
than this?

     The only thing that might be a little different in this is that
the printer would be driven by a microcomputer.  Will this be a problem?

     Thanks in advance.

Mark Becker
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