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Subject: Responses to Olivetti Inkjet printer query
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Date: Fri, 26-Oct-84 18:35:46 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 26 18:35:46 1984
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This is a collection of the few but good responses I got 
concerning the Olivetti PR-2300 InkJet Printer that DAK is
selling off for $199.
	Summary: neat for graphics screen dumps,
		not so good for character quality,
		speed about 60 cps.
	No word yet on noise level.
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Subject: Pr2300 response

I am afraid I am in software and not hardware.  I have never seen nor
used an Olivetti PR2300 printer.  However, I did some searching around
for documentation and asked other people their opinions.  The people
I asked said this printer is more of a graphics printer than a
correspondence printer and it is NOT letter quality.  However, I have
not seen it print so I can not confirm this.  I do suspect this is
so however as it is a dot matrix printer.  Following is the technical
information from the user's manual:

Printing Technique:  non-impact (dry ink jet), dot-matrix, on normal
		     paper;  bidirectional with optimized print head
		     runs
		     alphanumeric printing or plotter mode, selectable
		     via interface

Character Matrix:    7x7, with 10 and 12.2 char/in pitch (11,9 x8 pixel box)
		     5x7, with 18.3 char/in pitch (6x8 pixel box)

Print Pitch:	     2.54mm (10char/in)
		     2.00mm (12.2 char/in)
		     1.38mm (18.3 char/in)
		     selectable via interface

Character Size:	     height:  2.11mm (.09in)
		     width:   1.38mm (.05in) with 10 char/in pitch
		     double size chars (double width and/or
		     double height), selectable via interface

Character Sets:      96 chars (ISO - Ascii), for 8 national
		    alphabets, selectable via interface (or DIP
		    switches)

Print Speed:	     50 lines (80 chars) per minute
			=4000 cpm =66.7 cps =~667 Baud
Maximum length of
print line:	     203.2mm (8 in), (864 pix) corresponding to:
		     80 chars, with 10 char/in pitch (11 pix)
		     97 chars, with 12.2 char/in pitch (9 pix)
		     147 chars, with 18.3 char/in pitch (6 pix)

Plotter resolution:  horizontal: 1/108 (.00926) inch = .235 mm
		     vertical: 1/216 (.00463) inch = .118 mm

Paper Movement:	     pin feed for fan-fold (continuous) forms, with
		     fixed left and movable right tractor 
		     friction feed for paper rolls


There is more but my fingers are getting tired.  I think what I have
given you is the important information from the manual.  

So I guess my presumption is this is a good graphics printer but not
a letter printer.
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Subject: Re: Olivetti Inkjet PR-2300 query

I was looking to purchase the same printer when they had a similar ad in the
middle of the summer.  i had Olivetti send me a print sample, and I was not
very impressed with it.  It was OK for dot matrix, but it was too fuzzy for
letter quality.  I am pretty sure that those are correct recollections, but
I may be mistaken.  The one thing I remember for sure, was that after I 
received the print sample I was glad i didn't buy the printer.
Hope I have been of some help,

P.S. You may want to phone Olivetti/Docutel for a print sample