Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/13/84; site intelca.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!ucbvax!ucdavis!lll-crg!well!ptsfa!qantel!intelca!cem From: cem@intelca.UUCP (Chuck McManis) Newsgroups: net.micro,net.micro.pc Subject: Re: Heavy-duty dot-matrix printer recommendations requested Message-ID: <127@intelca.UUCP> Date: Tue, 22-Oct-85 11:25:23 EDT Article-I.D.: intelca.127 Posted: Tue Oct 22 11:25:23 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Oct-85 04:33:31 EDT References: <673@bbncc5.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Intel, Santa Clara, Ca. Lines: 17 Xref: watmath net.micro:12488 net.micro.pc:5710 > .... 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 -- - - - D I S C L A I M E R - - - {ihnp4,fortune}!dual\ All opinions expressed herein are my {qantel,idi}-> !intelca!cem own and not those of my employer, my {ucbvax,hao}!hplabs/ friends, or my avocado plant. :-}