dfh@scirtp.UUCP (David F. Hinnant) (09/19/85)
I need some recommendations for a couple of printers. Here's what we need:
(1)
o High speed (600 LPM or better)
o Medium to low print quality (band printers I guess)
o It need only be 80 column (i.e. 8.5 x 11 paper)
o Cheap
I like the DataProducts 600 LPM printer, but it costs $$$. I've seen
some specs for a high speed CIE dot matrix printer. Anyone seen this?
(2)
o Low speed
o Medium resolution
o Suitable (barely) for troff(1), graph(1) or Leroy (graphics package)
o Cheap
It doesn't have to be a laser (e.g. HP LaserJet). High resolution dot
matrix will do. Something nice but not 'first quality'. Comments about
the HP laser printer welcome. Information on troff filters or hooks needed
to interface to standard troff are welcome as well.
As always, Thanks in Advance.
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David Hinnant
SCI Systems, Inc.
{decvax, akgua}!mcnc!rti-sel!scirtp!dfhwcs@ho95e.UUCP (Bill.Stewart.4K435.x0705) (10/10/85)
> I need some recommendations for a couple of printers. Here's what we need: > (1) > o High speed (600 LPM or better) > o Cheap > (2) > o Low speed > o Medium resolution > o Cheap > o Suitable (barely) for troff(1), graph(1) or Leroy (graphics package) > It doesn't have to be a laser (e.g. HP LaserJet). High resolution dot > matrix will do. Something nice but not 'first quality'. Comments about You really should get a laser printer. If your pages/month requirements are low (<5000 copies/month), an HP LaserJet Plus will do all you need. At 8pages/minute, that's about 500 lpm, for $4000, and it does troff (if you buy commercial software). You can get an Imagen for $5-7000 with better graphics and troff support. If you need much higher volumes, you can get a printer based on the Ricoh printer or the Xerox 2700. Expect to pay about $20-30000 for the Xerox-based printers, with capacity >50K pg/mo. -- ## Bill Stewart, AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ 1-201-949-0705 ihnp4!ho95c!wcs