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From: kdaugher@oracle.oracle.com (Kathryn Daugherty)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Imagewriter trouble & possible replacement
Message-ID: <1989Nov29.231627.21009@oracle.com>
Date: 29 Nov 89 23:16:27 GMT
References: <5330@internal.Apple.COM> <256CECDD.14888@paris.ics.uci.edu> <5403@internal.Apple.COM>
Reply-To: kdaugher@oracle.com (Kathryn Daugherty)
Organization: Oracle Corporation, Belmont CA
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In article <5403@internal.Apple.COM> casseres@apple.com (David Casseres) writes:
 |Just a couple more observations about the ImageWriter.  First, in spite of 
 |all the flaming going on here ("substandard printer" etc.) there are a 
 |hell of a lot of people out there who say they LOVE their ImageWriters.  

Who are they?  Where are they?

 |They are mostly using their IW's the way they were designed to be used: as 
 |strictly personal, low-load printers, sitting right there on your desk and 
 |running while you are sitting there -- i.e. no remote or unattended 
 |operation.

And I STRONGLY beg to differ.  My husband uses the printer, when it is
not in the shop, for less than 10 pages per day.  It RARELY can print an entire
page without jamming, scrunching print, or corkscrewing.  I dislike it
so much I only use the LaserWriter at work.  We will fork over large sums of
money for a home LaserWriter, BUT monthly we need to print 60 - 80 pages of
4-part NCR forms, so we CAN'T give up our impact printer.

 |
 |Second, the cure for the ImageWriter II's paper-feed problems (for those 
 |who encounter them) is the sheet-feeder accessory.  It works very nicely 
 |(though again, not unattended because of its small capacity).

Believe me, the #&^* printer is never unattended.  It's latest trick is
to print a line, then turn itself off.

KD