Auofp.106
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utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!houxi!npois!harpo!presby!uofp!paul
Sun Mar 14 16:26:51 1982
Request for Information About Printing Mathematics
   I need some information about printing mathematics (output of
NEQN|NROFF) without a phototypesetter. I have tried 1. single pass
Diablo, which gives (in BTL's quaint phrase) an ASCII approximation;
2. Double pass on a Diablo, which is very awkward and not suitable for
routine use by secretaries; 3. Versatec output, which okay but again
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   It seems to me that a high resolution dot matrix printer would be better
than any of the above. (My aim is respectable but not necessarily 
camera-ready output; in the long run I expect to send tapes directly
to journals and only need the printed output for proofing and preprints.)
Does anyone have experience with using a dot matrix printer? Any
advice would be appreciated.
   One more note. A double-headed QUME certainly would work, but its
very expensive (for me!) and seems fairly complicated mechanically.
I would worry about whether it will be down a fair fraction of the
time.
   Thanks for any help.
                       Paul Soven (U. of Penn)