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From: peterr@utcsrgv.UUCP (Peter Rowley)
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Subject: Cheap ink jet printer from HP
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Date: Sun, 1-Apr-84 02:31:27 EST
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Posted: Sun Apr  1 02:31:27 1984
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There were two interesting bits of information about HP personal computer
products in the March 23rd edition of the Toronto Globe & Mail:

Just announced:  The Thinkjet, a 150cps inkjet printer that operates at
<50dB, will sell for Cdn$680 in Canada (<$500 in the US, maybe <$400, I'd
guess), and uses $13 ink cartridges good for 500 pages.  It weighs 6 lbs.
HP expects to be making 40,000 a month by October, in Oregon and Singapore.
It uses a 12x11 matrix to form "near letter-quality" output.  It is unique
in that it doesn't have a pump; rather, the ink is vaporized by rapid heating,
propelling the ink above the vapor bubble through a nozzle.

A corporate goal: "Our intention (is) to move from the 4th or 5th to the 2nd
largest personal computer manufacturer in Canada within the next 2 to 3 years".
They expect IBM to be first but also expect to beat Apple.  As a start, they
are making 20,000 HP-150's a month, worldwide.

p. rowley, U. Toronto