Apple Thermal Transfer printer

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Wed Jul 4 16:53:22 2001

The Quiet Writers are daisy wheel typewriters with a keyboard though,
totally different than most thermals. The ribbon is a carbon film and uses
the pressure to make the carbon separate from the carrier film. The mention
of quake and slow are relative to the type of printer that they are - I've
seen worse dot matrix (IBM 5224 and 5225).

-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
-> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of jpero_at_sympatico.ca
-> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 12:34 PM
-> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
-> Subject: RE: Apple Thermal Transfer printer
->
->
-> > From: "Chandra Bajpai" <cbajpai_at_mediaone.net>
-> > To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
-> > Subject: RE: Apple Thermal Transfer printer
-> > Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 15:40:35 -0400
-> > Importance: Normal
-> > Reply-to: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
->
-> > Great find. This has got to be one of the earliest apple
-> printers...I've
-> > seen it is some early apple ads. Did thermal printer actually
-> have heads? I
-> > thought the trick was in the paper.
-> > -Chandra
->
-> Also the horrid IBM quietwriter series I, II and III. If the head
-> wear is excessive also worn brake pincher, the ribbon will snap on
-> these IBM quietwriter series. Prints out laser-quality text and
-> graphics especially on III. The speed I spell " SLOW" and table is
-> quake hazard for anything sitting on it where that printer is placed.
-> :-)
->
-> Yesterday I saw 8 color text IBM dot matix wide printer w/ parallel
-> interface. Anything special about it and driver available on most
-> OSes? What about finding 4 color ink ribbon cartridges?
->
-> Cheers,
->
-> Wizard
->
Received on Wed Jul 04 2001 - 16:53:22 BST