laser-lovers@uw-beaver (06/19/85)
From: ihnp4!shell!buck@uw-beaver.arpa (Lester Buck)
Does anyone know of a model of laser printer that accepts
continuous (roll) paper? Our applications plot a lot
of information versus depth and we use various models of
Versatec electrostatic printers. Is there anything
comparable with a laser engine? I have seen the IBM 3800
using continuous fan fold paper, but it is still page
oriented, without graphics. Current laser printers must
print the page in one go and require something like
1 Mbit/sec transfer onto the page at 300 dots/inch, so this
is probably out for yards of output, but maybe a slower laser
engine or a lower resolution in continuous mode would work.
If laser engines could do continuous output, would there be
any reason (other than color) to stay with Versatec printers?
A. Lester Buck @ Shell Development Co.
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