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Subject: Okimate 10 printer
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Date: Mon, 25-Jun-84 11:39:08 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 25 11:39:08 1984
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A June 12th article in a Philadelphia newspaper tells of a Chicago computer
show wherein was revealed the Okimate 10 printer from Okidata of Mt. Laurel,
N.J.  It supposedly prints 80 characters per second in normal black on white,
plus can print color raster graphics in 40 shades!  The technology is not
revealed, but it sounds ink jet to me.  Although none of this is astounding
in itself, the price is: the quoted price is $239. "including" an interface to
your specific computer (initially Commodore and Atari)!!!  It is also said to
produce it's color images in a "glossy" format; color pictures are slow, up
to 15 minutes (with much overprinting no doubt).  The accompanying picture
shows a compact unit about 8"X14"X2.5" or maybe a little smaller.  A call to
Okidata's toll free number produced only a verbal shrug and the phone number
of some dealer in western Pa.

Has anyone really seen one of these (at the Chicago show maybe) and is it as
good (for the price) as it sounds?  Looks like Okidata has set their sights
on the C64 crowd, and with their reputation, I can't imagine it's junk.  But
will it ever go into production?