peterr@utcsrgv.UUCP (Peter Rowley) (04/01/84)
There were two interesting bits of information about HP personal computer products in the March 23rd edition of the Toronto Globe & Mail: Just announced: The Thinkjet, a 150cps inkjet printer that operates at <50dB, will sell for Cdn$680 in Canada (<$500 in the US, maybe <$400, I'd guess), and uses $13 ink cartridges good for 500 pages. It weighs 6 lbs. HP expects to be making 40,000 a month by October, in Oregon and Singapore. It uses a 12x11 matrix to form "near letter-quality" output. It is unique in that it doesn't have a pump; rather, the ink is vaporized by rapid heating, propelling the ink above the vapor bubble through a nozzle. A corporate goal: "Our intention (is) to move from the 4th or 5th to the 2nd largest personal computer manufacturer in Canada within the next 2 to 3 years". They expect IBM to be first but also expect to beat Apple. As a start, they are making 20,000 HP-150's a month, worldwide. p. rowley, U. Toronto