reid@uwvax.ARPA (Glenn Reid) (10/07/83)
This came over the arpanet. If there is any interest from any of you out there, let me know, and I will forward the information, unless you can make contact yourself (i.e. you have arpanet connections). Glenn Reid (..seismo!uwvax!reid ) -------------------------------------- From: Norder.WBST@PARC-MAXC.ARPA Subject: Okidata Printer "Buy" Are you interested in a group purchase of Okidata Microline92 printers? A local vendor is willing to consider offering a special purchase price, even lower than his normal price of $ 465 + tax for the parallel (centronics) version. (The $ 465 price is already the lowest that I have ever seen in the mags or in "Computer Shoper"!) My guess is that the group price will be around $ 440 - $ 450. The Okidata 92 was one of the top 2 dot matrix printers in this month's "Consumer Reports". It is a bi-directional, logic-seeking, multi-font printer which operates at 160 cps, 80 cps (for enhanced mode) and 40 cps (for multi-pass, correspondence quality mode). At 40 cps, print quality is amazingly good, "near-letter quality". Max paper size is 8.5-9", but it can print in compressed mode at 136 characters/8.5 inches. Friction feed and 9.5"-wide pin feed are standard, with tractor feed (3-9.5" range) optional at only ~ $ 50 list. It is equipped wth a parallel (Centronics-type) interface. (Serial versions are available, but at + ~ $ 50 list, but I want to limit this buy to parallel printers only.) Atari owners can drive centronics from joystick ports 3 & 4 using a handler sold by Elcomp for about $ 20. Commodore fans will require some kind of interface as well. Other computers, I am not sure. If you are SERIOUSLY interested, please message back. Regards---Paul
reid@uwvax.ARPA (Glenn Reid) (10/11/83)
Well, I guess this deal is off unless you live in Rochester, NY. They don't want to deal with mail orders.... Sorry. Glenn