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From: dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve Dorner)
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Subject: Re: bi-directional Imagewriter printing
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Date: 2 Feb 91 06:20:54 GMT
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In article <1738@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU> pasrich@edison.seas.ucla.edu (Puneet Pasrich/;093091;eeugrad) writes:
>One of the reasons the IW does not print bi-directionally is because of
>the heat factor.

It does print bidirectionally in "Best" mode.

The ImageWriter I print head could be damaged by overheating (I did it).
The ImageWriter II is supposed to protect itself from such (by ceasing
to print if the head gets too hot).
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Steve Dorner, U of Illinois Computing Services Office
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