Re: Wanted: Silentype printer card for IIe.

["Ernest" <ernestls@home.com>]

> I missed the original message. It the interest in getting the printer
> working is "historical", then good luck. But if the user is expecting
> a cheap reliable printer, this probably isn't it. For one thing, it
> might be good to compare the cost of the printer and expected supplies
> versus an appropriate inkjet (e.g., one that emulates an
> Apple-compatible "classic" printer model) over a similar extended
> period.
>
> The text print quality was also very rough (5x7 character matrix?)
> with no descenders. There was a utility program that would "shift" the
> printhead down a pixel to drop lower-case descenders (at the risk of
> colliding with the top of a tall character on the next line). Still no
> printhead noise, but it made for a lot of vibration. :)

I'm the one who placed the original request, and yes, I am trying to get it
running for historical purposes. I would hardly want to beat this old
printer to death (so to speak) by using it as say, a line printer or perhaps
to print out 50 meg PDF files. (???) Geez. If I was the kind of person who
would do hope to use a tiny old thermal printer as a workhorse on my IIe (?)
then I doubt that I would be a vintage computer collector in the first
place. I can use my HP Laserjet 4100 if I need to do serious printing, and
you right about the paper. Standard, off the shelf, 8.5" x 11 sheets ARE
much cheaper than that old, thermal paper that the ink fades from within a
matter of months. ??? I almost feel insulted by your comments, even if I
can't rationalize it. ? I'm sleep deprived right now, so maybe I'm just
feeling a little testy.

Ernest