rhg@fortune.UUCP (Roy Gordon) (11/12/86)
We are looking for a reliable high speed line printer. It will be used in a development environment. A DataProducts 600 lines/minute printer is being considered, but we would like to know of other good printers, or where we might find out about some. Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated. -- Roy Gordon
ron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (11/13/86)
In article <149@fortune.UUCP>, rhg@fortune.UUCP (Roy Gordon) writes: > We are looking for a reliable high speed line printer. > It will be used in a development environment. > We have various models of Dataproducts line printers including their 1000 and 1600 lpi units (really only around 500 and 800 lpi when using the upper/lower case band). I'd recommend them. -Ron
henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) (11/15/86)
> We are looking for a reliable high speed line printer. > ... > A DataProducts 600 lines/minute printer is being considered... Have you considered one of the low-cost laser printers? Disadvantages are relatively high per-page cost and the damnably small paper trays. On the other hand, they are fast and quiet, the print quality is superb, and use of small fonts can put a *lot* of text on a page. It's amazing how much easier it is to sort out a 900-line program when it all fits on three pages and you can spread the whole thing out in front of you... Oh yes, the paper is a much more convenient size too. A good choice if situation and workload permit. -- Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology {allegra,ihnp4,decvax,pyramid}!utzoo!henry
larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) (11/16/86)
In article <7322@utzoo.UUCP>, henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) writes: > > We are looking for a reliable high speed line printer. > > Have you considered one of the low-cost laser printers? Disadvantages are > relatively high per-page cost and the damnably small paper trays. On the > other hand, they are fast and quiet, the print quality is superb, and use > of small fonts can put a *lot* of text on a page. It's amazing how much > easier it is to sort out a 900-line program when it all fits on three > pages and you can spread the whole thing out in front of you... Oh yes, > the paper is a much more convenient size too. A good choice if situation > and workload permit. I agree wholeheartedly with Henry. We have had a Xerox 4045 (a lower cost version of the 2700) for several months now. It was originally purchased for document preparation, and not for programming purposes. However, it became quickly apparent how GREAT it was to have 66 lines by 132 columns on an 8-1/2 by 11 inch page. Not only is the laser printer faster than our chain printers (it is effectively > 600 lpm), but it is really efficient to have program listings along with other documentation in the same 3-ring binder. Furthermore, the paper cost for a quality 20# bond 8-1/2 by 11 paper is about half the cost for 20# 11 by 15 line printer paper. There is of course a toner consumption cost for the laser printer; however, I am going to hazard a guess and say it is about the same as a fabric ribbon cost for high-speed line printers (we don't use re-inkers). <> Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, New York <> UUCP: {allegra|bbncca|decvax|nike|rocksanne|watmath}!sunybcs!kitty!larry <> VOICE: 716/688-1231 {hplabs|ihnp4|mtune|seismo|utzoo}!/ <> FAX: 716/741-9635 {G1,G2,G3 modes} "Have you hugged your cat today?"