david@varian.UUCP (David Brown) (01/20/87)
A friend of mine, who lives way outback in West Virginia in a cabin
with no electricity, owns a Tandy 102 (I was quite surprised; she
is the last person I would expect to own a computer).
She is now looking for a battery powered printer to go with it without
much luck. Someone gave her some names -- Axonix, Hush, and TT Express --
but she hasn't been able to track anything down. I found some info for
her on Axonix in a product guide.
Does anyone have info on these or other battery-powered printers?
(addresses, cost, compatibility with the TRS 102, recommendations,
places to purchase, either mail order or stores -- Virginia, D.C.,
N.C. etc). Any tips would be appreciated; I'll forward them to my
friend (she's not on the net -- the nearest phone is 3 miles away).
Thanks in advance
David Brown (415) 945-2199
Varian Instruments 2700 Mitchell Dr. Walnut Creek, Ca. 94598
{ptsfa,lll-crg,zehntel,dual,amd,fortune,ista,rtech,csi,normac}!varian!david
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David Brown (415) 945-2199
Varian Instruments 2700 Mitchell Dr. Walnut Creek, Ca. 94598
{ptsfa,lll-crg,zehntel,dual,amd,fortune,ista,rtech,csi,normac}!varian!davidbrent@rtech.UUCP (Brent Williams) (01/22/87)
in article <634@varian.UUCP>, david@varian.UUCP (David Brown) says: > Keywords: Tandy 102 > Xref: mtxinu comp.sys.tandy:70 comp.periphs:121 > > A friend of mine, who lives way outback in West Virginia in a cabin > with no electricity, owns a Tandy 102 (I was quite surprised; she > is the last person I would expect to own a computer). > > She is now looking for a battery powered printer to go with it without > much luck. Someone gave her some names -- Axonix, Hush, and TT Express -- > but she hasn't been able to track anything down. I found some info for > her on Axonix in a product guide. > > Does anyone have info on these or other battery-powered printers? > (addresses, cost, compatibility with the TRS 102, recommendations, > places to purchase, either mail order or stores -- Virginia, D.C., > N.C. etc). Any tips would be appreciated; I'll forward them to my > friend (she's not on the net -- the nearest phone is 3 miles away). > > Thanks in advance > > David Brown (415) 945-2199 > Varian Instruments 2700 Mitchell Dr. Walnut Creek, Ca. 94598 > {ptsfa,lll-crg,zehntel,dual,amd,fortune,ista,rtech,csi,normac}!varian!david > I like the Axonix. A friend uses it with a Toshiba 1100+ and says it's great. I particularly like the feature that the batteries are installed in the core of the paper roller. While this makes for a little longer time to change batteries, it reduces the size and profile of the printer considerably. It is about half the height and same footprint as the HP ThinkJet, and it uses the same print head cartridges as the HP printer. It has full Epson emulation, and the print quality is pretty reasonable. Price is reasonable -- $449 list, though you can probably pick it up for about $375 - 400 if you shop around. I don't know about availability in the DC area or mail order, though it should be pretty widely available -- Kodak is providing the venture money to these guys. -Brent Williams Relational Technology, Inc. 1080 Marina Village Parkway Alameda, CA 94501 {amdahl,sun,cpsc6a,hoptoad,mtxinu}!rtech!brent
rjn@hpfcmp.UUCP (01/25/87)
re: "... owns a Tandy 102 ... looking for a battery powered printer..."
The HP ThinkJet is available in two battery powered versions:
2225P Centronics (the version used with the IRS/Zenith laptop)
2225B HP-IL (would require an HP-IL to RS-232C converter)
Regards, Hewlett-Packard
Bob "how does she recharge the batteries?" Niland 3404 East Harmony Road
[ihnp4|hplabs]!hpfcla!rjn Fort Collins CO 80525