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From: leonard@bucket.UUCP (Leonard Erickson)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Computer Checque Coding Fonts (MICR?)
Keywords: cheques fonts micr printers
Message-ID: <1500@bucket.UUCP>
Date: 26 Jun 89 21:17:54 GMT
References: <624@sce.carleton.ca>
Reply-To: leonard@bucket.UUCP (Leonard Erickson)
Organization: Rick's Home Grown Unix; Portland, OR
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In article <624@sce.carleton.ca> roth@sce.carleton.ca (Carl Roth) writes:
<I would like to be able to print checques on either a dotmatrix or laser
<printer but I need to be able to also print the computer readable checque
<code as well. Does anyone have any information regarding the specifications
<of the fonts currently used or of any software available. The term MICR crops
<up now and again, does anyone have any information on this. 
<
<I realize that many programs print checques that are already encoded and I am 
<aware of the controversy regarding laser printed checques (which seems to pivot
<on the ability of the bank to automatically process the checques, else extra 
<fees are invovled). The ability to print these codes seems to be the answere.

It is my understanding that the MI in MICR stands for Magnetic Ink. The
check processing equipment uses magnetic sensors, not optical. So you have
to have your checks specially printed or the bank is gonna be unhappy.

I understand that both tractor feed checks and laser-printer checks are
available from some sources. This may cost more, but it should keep the
bank happy.

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Leonard Erickson		...!tektronix!reed!percival!bucket!leonard
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