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From: cem@intelca.UUCP (Chuck McManis)
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Subject: Re: Heavy-duty dot-matrix printer recommendations requested
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Date: Tue, 22-Oct-85 11:25:23 EDT
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>                                        .... I am beginning to suspect that
> a consumer-grade machine, like the Oki 93, simply can't handle the heavy
> duty cycle which this newspaper is asking of it.
> 
Your observations are completely correct for that kind of volume. I
have seen in action both Printronix (we have two in our lab that
run almost constantly sometimes) and some Dataproducts. The Printronix
are fairly expensive (>5K) but they have a new one out (the MVP) which
is only half as fast (150 lpm) but seems to be up to their demanding
level of durability.

--Chuck
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