I remember having this really old printer back around 1992. I always *loved* the print quality on it, and I wonder if anyone might know the model number and know what kind of print technology is used. Here is what I remember:
1.) Made by IBM
2.) It was HUGE and very heavy. When the print head moved back and forth, it would literally make the table sway along with it.
3.) It wasn't ink jet, and it wasn't dot matrix. It used some kind of ribbon similar to dot matrix, but unlike dot matrix, the ribbon was only used once instead of continually over and over.
4.) AFAIK, it could only print ASCII text, but the text was exceptionally sharp and dark black. You could actually run your finger across the text and feel the text slightly jutting out. Text would NEVER smear or fade. It looked very professional.
5.) The print head looked very odd. Best way I can describe it was a large round head where the ribbon was stored, with a small diagonal arm reaching out from the head which had a metal tip. The metal tip would press against the ribbon and paper and text would appear.
6.) It was very quiet
7.) If you opened the top cover, there were these 2 cartridge slots or something where you could plug in additional fonts
Anyone ever had one of these things, or know what it was? I wish I still had one, the quality of it was exceptional. What kind of print technology did it use though?
1.) Made by IBM
2.) It was HUGE and very heavy. When the print head moved back and forth, it would literally make the table sway along with it.
3.) It wasn't ink jet, and it wasn't dot matrix. It used some kind of ribbon similar to dot matrix, but unlike dot matrix, the ribbon was only used once instead of continually over and over.
4.) AFAIK, it could only print ASCII text, but the text was exceptionally sharp and dark black. You could actually run your finger across the text and feel the text slightly jutting out. Text would NEVER smear or fade. It looked very professional.
5.) The print head looked very odd. Best way I can describe it was a large round head where the ribbon was stored, with a small diagonal arm reaching out from the head which had a metal tip. The metal tip would press against the ribbon and paper and text would appear.
6.) It was very quiet
7.) If you opened the top cover, there were these 2 cartridge slots or something where you could plug in additional fonts
Anyone ever had one of these things, or know what it was? I wish I still had one, the quality of it was exceptional. What kind of print technology did it use though?
