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From: m0154@tnc.UUCP (GUY GARNETT)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Printer: OKIMATE 20
Message-ID: <702@tnc.UUCP>
Date: 4 Feb 91 22:37:47 GMT
References: <3605@lulea.telesoft.se>
Reply-To: m0154@tnc.UUCP (GUY GARNETT)
Organization: The Next Challenge, Fairfax, Va.
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In article <3605@lulea.telesoft.se> hakanl@lulea.telesoft.se (H}kan Lennest}l) writes:
>The OKIMATE 20 is supposed to be a cheap (100-150 pound) printer capable of
>producing very good color printouts.
>Has anyone seen it in real life ?
>
>/H}kan


I have had one connected to my Amiga 1000 for several years.  It
produces medium resolution print-outs (approx 100 dpi) with truly
vivid colors.  It does require special ribbons and paper for best
results.  The ribbons are not re-usable, so print-outs are more
expensive than with dot-matrix printers.  Also it is relatively slow,
but I feel that the picture quality is woth the cost and time.
If you do by an OkiMate20, you may want to consider an inexpensive dot
matrix printer for printing letters and other text; it will be much
faster and more efficient than using the okimate for non-graphics
applications.

Wildstar