Date   : Tue, 21 Jan 1986 19:02:35 GMT
From   : William Svirsky <svirsky%ttidcb.uucp@BRL.ARPA>
Subject: Re: Need info fast on Diablo, NEC, and other heavy-duty LQ printers

In article <634@ttidcb.UUCP> svirsky@ttidcb.UUCP (William Svirsky) writes:
>In article <1628@brl-tgr.ARPA> LBAFRIN%clemson.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA writes:
>>Howdy, fellow netlandians.  I need some quick feedback from the field on
>>the performance (speed- and print-quality-wise), *reliability*, and
>>expected maintenance costs for *heavy-duty* letter quality printers,...
>>...
>>Laser technology is still in the running, but I have to have print quality
>>equal to the finest daisy wheel printers....
>
>A friend of mine told me that PC magazine always does a November
>issue on printers and this year included laser printers.  He said
>that there are 2 November issues, so be sure you get the right
>one.
>
CORRECTION: Sorry about any mixup, but it is the September 17,
1985 issue.  He brought it in today (21 jan).  In a nutshell, the
editor's choices are:

 - for daisy wheel printers, the Qume Sprint 11/90 PLUS for $2500.
   Comments were: one of the best in print quality, one of the noisiest,
   Qume printers have a workhorse reputation.  Tested at 62.8 cps.
 - for laser printers, the Apple LaserWriter for $6995.  It will
   connect to a PC serial port.  Accepts most Diablo control sequences.
   Stunning typeset-quality variable-size proportional fonts.  8 pages
   printed per minute (approx. equal to 108 cps).  Quiet.
   14 built in fonts.  Currently has 1 big
   disadvantage; if you are not using the printer in Diablo-compatible
   mode (ie. you want other than the Diable font), it must be programmed
   in the PostScript printer programming language.  At the time of the
   review, only Microsoft Word version 2.0 supported PostScript.

They had examples of the print quality of the print quality of all of the
printers reviewed.  The print quality of the LaserWriter was better than
that of the Qume.
>-- 
>Bill Svirsky
>Citicorp/TTI
>3100 Ocean Park Blvd.
>Santa Monica, CA 90405 Work phone: 213-450-9111 x2597
>{philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!ttidcb!svirsky


-- 
Bill Svirsky
Citicorp/TTI
3100 Ocean Park Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405 Work phone: 213-450-9111 x2597
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