folta@tove.cs.umd.edu (Wayne Folta) (03/13/91)
I just got home with a sample of the StyleWriter's output and I put it under the faucet... The ink is waterproof, even when wet and rubbed. Just thought those worried about previous inkjet problems with water-soluable ink might like to know. I ordered one immediately, as they should sell out fast to the college crowd. $372 student price includes cable and ink cartridg... everything you need to plug it in and go. You do need System 6.0.7 or greater to make it work, though. -- Wayne Folta (folta@cs.umd.edu 128.8.128.8)
folta@tove.cs.umd.edu (Wayne Folta) (03/13/91)
I just looked in the trash and noticed that the ink is not totally waterproof. I had so soaked the paper that it was still wet an hour after I tested it, and the ink had spread out somewhat, though 24-point Helvetica was still quite readable. Even at that, rubbing the ink still produced no smearing, though it destroyed the paper. So, I ammend my previous posting to say that the ink is highly water resistant. (And I haven't cancelled my order. :-)) -- Wayne Folta (folta@cs.umd.edu 128.8.128.8)
russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) (03/13/91)
In article <31352@mimsy.umd.edu> folta@tove.cs.umd.edu (Wayne Folta) writes: >I just got home with a sample of the StyleWriter's output and I put it >under the faucet... The ink is waterproof, even when wet and rubbed. Just >thought those worried about previous inkjet problems with water-soluable >ink might like to know. > >I ordered one immediately, as they should sell out fast to the college >crowd. $372 student price includes cable and ink cartridg... everything >you need to plug it in and go. You do need System 6.0.7 or greater to >make it work, though. Yep. I went over to the Computer Emporium and ordered it today. The shocking thing about it is it was so SMALL. I did notice that the imaging time seemed quite slow-- I assumed that this was because it was trying to resolve TrueType on a Mac LC (no coprocessor)-- anyone know if I am correct and a coprocessor will speed it up significantly. I also noticed that the ink did not seem as black as laser toner or DeskJet ink -- but for $372 I can live with that!!! -- Matthew T. Russotto russotto@eng.umd.edu russotto@wam.umd.edu .sig under construction, like the rest of this campus. I mine 600 wells, and whaddo I get? Another day older and deeper in debt! --- Saddam Hussein.
rgonzal@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Ralph Gonzalez) (03/13/91)
Rutgers is selling the Sylewriter for $335! Too bad we have to pay another 7% sales tax plus 4% shipping By the way, do you know whether these prices include sheet feeder? -Ralph rgonzal@chowder.rutgers.edu
gaynor@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Jim Gaynor) (03/13/91)
In article <Mar.12.19.14.51.1991.28869@elbereth.rutgers.edu> rgonzal@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Ralph Gonzalez) writes: >Rutgers is selling the Sylewriter for $335! Too bad we have to pay >another 7% sales tax plus 4% shipping > >By the way, do you know whether these prices include sheet feeder? I would guess that it does. Here at "The" Ohio State State University, they're selling the StyleWriter for $369 (methinks - don't quote me), and that's the full package: printer, sheet feeder, ink cartridge, TrueType, and an Imaging Utility for printing 300 dpi halftone PICTs on the 360 dpi StyleWriter (minimize hatching). In additional news, I have read in seperate (and reputable) sources that the TrueType disk will be available to all Mac users and will be A) Free and B) available via online services. As a warning, I didn't see it on apple.apple.com, or bric-a-brac.apple.com as of Tuesday at 5pm EST. I tried to check before posting this, but the *.apple.com machines aren't responding to ftp requests - dunno if it's my end or their's. <shrug> -- Jim Gaynor - Systems Analyst 1 + "This is Serious. He is Lost. The Ohio State University ACS-FM-OCES | We must begin the Search at once." gaynor@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.ed | -Rabbit, from gaynor@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu + "The House at Pooh Corner"
ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright) (03/16/91)
In article <31352@mimsy.umd.edu> folta@tove.cs.umd.edu (Wayne Folta) writes: >I just got home with a sample of the StyleWriter's output and I put it >under the faucet... The ink is waterproof, even when wet and rubbed. Just >thought those worried about previous inkjet problems with water-soluable >ink might like to know. Strange, I saw a StyleWriter at the Dallas Infomart on Monday. I got samples of the output, one of which got wet when I brought it to the office the next morning. The ink ran.