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From: sutherla@qtp.ufl.edu (scott sutherland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Okimate 20 Impressions???
Keywords: Okimate
Message-ID: <795@orange9.qtp.ufl.edu>
Date: 27 Nov 89 23:27:37 GMT
Reply-To: sutherla@qtp.ufl.edu(scott sutherland)
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	I am looking for a low, Low, LOw, LOW cost color printer for my
Amiga 2000. Got that? LOW (e.g. gutteral! ) ;^)  So I have my eyes set
on the Okimate 20, which I have seen for less than $100. Now, I have a 
friend who has one for their C64 and I noticed 2 problems. One, the image
has horizontal strips between each section of ink laid down. Can this be
"cured"? Two, the thing was EXCRUTIATINGLY SLOW!!!! It took 15 minutes just
to print 1/3 of an image. Now, is this the same on the Amy? I know that
one of the features of the 1.3 OS was much faster printer drivers. Is 
there one for the Okimate 20? If so, approximately how long does it take
for one image? 

	I have also heard that, since the thing is thermal transfer, it can
only use one part of a ribbon for each strip it prints. So, for IFF images,
approximately how many can one ribbon print? Now, I also noticed that there
was one ribbon cartridge for B&W, and one for color. Let's say I am using
one of the word processors that uses B&W and allows IFF color images to be
inserted (or I want to highlight a particular word or phrase in color) like
Pen Pal or ProWrite. How would this be done on the Oky 20? Would the software
know enough to allow me to switch cartridges for B&W and color? Or does the
color ribbon also have a Black portion to allow for this? 

	I recall seeing a review of color printers and their output for Amiga
graphics. It looked at the Okimate 10 or 20, Canon one (cannot recall the #),
and the HP or one of those $1000 color printers. Does anyone recall what 
magazine and what had this review? I have all back issues of AmigaWorld 
(except 3 or 4 of the first year and Jan/Feb 1987. Anyone have extras??), 
Amazing Computing, Antic's Amiga +, Compute's Amiga Resource, several
issues of INFO, some Ahoy Amiga User (Later just AmigaUser), and others.

	Finally, any general comments about the Okimate 20 would be 
appreciated. I am NOT looking to use this to publish anything, just
to make hard copies of some of my images from DBWRender, QRT, Turbo Silver,
and other programs, as well as rough drafts of WordPerfect files and, if it
looks good, I'll get Pen Pal or ProWrite.

Thanks,

Scott Sutherland
sutherla@qtp.ufl.edu