djs@ttrdc.UUCP (Dennis J. Svobod) (09/23/85)
I have some questions regarding the Imagewriter II announced by Apple last week: * How much buffer space is it able to expand too? * How compatible is it with the current Imagewriter? * What are the major differences (resolution,speed etc.) * Will it work with ThunderScan? I would appreciatte any answers/comments etc. If it is everything it seems to be, then my last question is: * How do I dump my old Imagewriter so I can buy this new toy? Frank Owen (..ihnp4!ttrdc!djs)
blm@cxsea.UUCP (Brian Matthews) (09/25/85)
The meeting of A.P.P.L.E. on September 17th featured two guys from Apple speaking about their new products. Here's what they had to say: > * How much buffer space is it able to expand too? Apple has a 32K plug in card. They didn't say if this was the max or not. > * How compatible is it with the current Imagewriter? Supposedly fully compatible, so it should be usable with a Mac, although of course that won't take advantage of... > * What are the major differences (resolution,speed etc.) color. Plug in a four color ribbon, and the Imagewriter will print in color. The command set is a superset of the Scribe command set. It's also faster, 250 cps in draft mode, and 45 cps in near-letter quality mode. They said it was only about 20-30% faster on Mac stuff. They didn't mention any higher resolution, although it has near-letter quality mode that looked quite nice. This could be achieved with the old Imagewriter, but took a good bit of programming. > * Will it work with ThunderScan? They said it would. The black ribbon cartridges are the same as for the old Imagewriter, so it seems plausible. > * How do I dump my old Imagewriter so I can buy this new toy? Let me know if you find out. Also, some additional info: - There will be an Appletalk plug-in card sometime in '86, so you can hang it on an Appletalk network. - The printer has long back legs, so you can put the paper under it. I just saw pictures of this, so I can't say for sure how well this works. - The paper feed mechanism has supposedly been simplified, both for single sheets and fan-fold. Again, I didn't get a chance to look at one up close, so I can't say how or how well. - There is a single sheet feeder available. Again, no chance to look at it up close. - I believe the new Imagewriter is the same price as the old Imagewriter (499 or 599?). -- Thanx, Brian L. Matthews ...{ihnp4!utzoo!mnetor,uw-beaver!ssc-vax}!cxsea!cxsea2!arrakis!blm