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From: haugj@pigs.UUCP (Joe Bob Willie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Heavy Duty Printers
Keywords: Printer Labels
Message-ID: <244@pigs.UUCP>
Date: 8 Jul 88 19:06:33 GMT
References: <10359@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu>
Reply-To: haugj@pigs.UUCP (Joe Bob Willie)
Organization: Big "D" Oil and Gas
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In article <10359@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> bkliewer@iuvax.UUCP (Bradley Dyck Kliewer) writes:
>I remember seeing a review of a printer which had a wide carriage and
>3 or 4 heads.  It was built for churning out long jobs.  Does anybody
>remember seeing something like this (and who makes it)?  I'm looking
>for a printer to print an 11,000-12,000 name mailing list on 4-up
>labels.  Anything that's very fast (and won't jam) could do the job,
>so if you have any other ideas, drop me a line.
>--

the best printer, of the dot matrix variety, i've ever seen is the
okidata 2410.  it is, in fact, the only okidata printer i've ever
seen which is worth a d*mn.

the okidata 2410 prints near 450cps, is bidirectional, tractor fed,
supports both serial and parallel interfaces, and last time i bought
one was about $2,000.

in the past i have run payroll for a 1,700 employee company on an
okidata 2410 with minimal difficulty.  i would compare it to any good
quality 300lpm band printer (whole line at a time printer) for speed
and quality.  i once tested one for speed and do seem to recall that
for low print density, so as with program listings or 2 or 3 up
labels, the print speed was near 400lpm.  as for quality, i think
i've heard of one break during the three years i used them.  (now
i use lasers ;-)

disclaimer:  i am not associated in any way with okidata.  this is
	     not a product endorsement of any kind, just the
	     testimonial of a happy end user.

- john.
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