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From: rlk@chinet.UUCP (Richard L. Klappal)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Need info fast on Diablo, NEC, and other heavy-duty LQ printers
Message-ID: <281@chinet.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 18-Jan-86 05:37:50 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan 18 05:37:50 1986
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In article <1630@brl-tgr.ARPA> LBAFRIN%clemson.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa writes:
>Howdy, fellow netlandians.  I need some quick feedback from the field on
>the performance (speed- and print-quality-wise), *reliability*, and
>expected maintenance costs for *heavy-duty* letter quality printers, the
>kind you would have *no* qualms about using to handle the printing of


I have used both the C. Itoh Starwriter F10/40 and NEC 3500R printers
for the past 2 years without any problems whatsover, so I can't say
what the repair costs would be.  (I think the 3500 series is obsolete
now, with a 5500 and 7700 series current.)  

The first two digits are the rated char per second value, and they are
reasonably accurate.  The 128 char print thimbles are nice if your 
system needs/wants a full ASCII capability + word processing symbols
(cent, degree, trademark, copyright, etc. symbols).  The multilingual
sequence thimbles contain both sets on the same thimble.

The Starwrite is a Diable style (Diablo/Qume wheels, Diable Hytype ribbons)
that is rated at 40 cps.  I clocked mine at rates from 37 to 52 cps
on what I considered to be "normal" text.  

The only maint. I have given either machine is to vaccuum the paper
dust out of the bottom, and lube the print-head rail every couple-three
months.  

Both printers get used 6 - 14 hours per day.

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