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From: pnelson@hobbes.uucp (Phil Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Okimate 20 Impressions???
Summary: I like my Okimate, but I don't use it much
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Date: 8 Dec 89 07:18:18 GMT
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In article <5438@nigel.udel.EDU> fgd3%jc3b21.uucp@cunyvm.cuny.edu writes:
>
>     I can think of only two reasons to get an Okimate 20: (1) You can get
>it free.  (2) You need the saturated colors the thermal transfer process
>provides.
>
>     The Okimate 20 on the Amiga is faster than the C64 situation you
>described but it is still quite slow.  The horizontal white lines between
>strips are a problem.  The story is there was something wrong with the
>original Amiga/Oki interface and you can get it fixed.
>
>     But why bother with the Oki when you can get a Star NX-1000 Rainbow
>for around $220?
>
>--Fabbian Dufoe	>UUCP: ...uunet!pdn!jc3b21!fgd3


I haven't seen the original post, but I gather it's a request for info.

My Okimate 20 is about 5 years old, and still performs adequately, probably
because I use it   V E R Y   rarely. I do all draft printing on an Okidata
Microline 182 (+ something or other), The Okimate is reserved for color
graphics printing and letter quality, both of which it does well enough to
suit me. It is slow, expensive to operate, not built for heavy use, and
there is no way to get rid of the lines in the graphics output, you can
take your choice of thin white gaps with the IBM compatible control card or
slight overlap (thin dark lines) with the Amiga compatible control card.
Visible lines are not unique to the Okimate, they are in every low cost
printer output that I have seen.

I'm not unhappy with the Okimate, it was the best choice for me at the time
I bought it, but if I was looking for a printer now, I would probably buy
the HP Paintjet (less than $1000., no lines).

If you can't afford the Paintjet and your printing requirements are like mine
(once in a blue moon), the Okimate might be a good choice. The color is a lot
snappier looking than other printers in it's price range, and it is quiet in
operation.

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