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From: bh11+@andrew.cmu.edu (Braddock John Hathaway)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: What kind of paper for DeskWriter ??
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Date: 3 Feb 90 09:13:04 GMT
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Organization: Class of '90, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
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Michael (and the net):

The very best kind of paper that I have found for use with the
DeskWriter (after *MUCH* experimentation) is that with cotton
fiber in it (better known as cotton bond).

For every day printing, I use 25% cotton fiber, 20 lb paper.
If you buy this a ream at a time (500 sheets), you should be
able to get it for between 2 and 2.5 cents per sheet ($10 - $12
per ream).  When printing on this type of paper, I have found
the output to be TRUE 300 dpi ... pretty much indistinguishable
from laserwriter output (I've checked).

The main difference in paper types seems to be the cotton fiber.
I guess that it doesn't absorb the ink or something.

Types of paper I've tried:

Normal photocopying paper -- good for draft stuff, but the ink
    definitely bleeds into the page.  The letters look fuzzy
    around the edges, although the bleeding is in a fairly
    uniform manner.
25% cotton bond -- works great!
100% cotton bond -- also works great ... use it for resumes in
    a heavier weight!

There is one exception to the 25% cotton bond (the only one I
have found) ... it's made by Southworth, and the specific title
of the paper is: "Watermark Electronic Paper".  I have no ideas
or theories as to why this prints the way it does, but there is
a kind of streaky bleeding when using it with the DeskWriter.
The bleeding is very uneven.

In case you were wondering:

The weight of paper (eg: 20lb stock) refers to the paper's thickness

I hope this helps!

--Brad