Re: Imagewriter II print head

[dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <4p0ftk$j52@europa.frii.com>,
Randy Shackelford <shack@deimos.frii.com> wrote:
> In article <31B236EE.7FE3@pop3.concentric.net>,
> Bill Shuff  <bill2060@concentric.net> wrote:
> >
> >The IW I print head is unfortunately, not the same as the IW II head.  I 
> >thing the "I" is better that the "II" as fare as print quality goes.
> 
> No way. I had an original IW before I sold it and got an IW II. The
> II's draft mode looks better than the original's only mode, and is
> twice as fast. The best mode blows the original away. 

I'll second that.  The IW2's "correspondence" is the same as the
IW1 font.  I certainly wouldn't use it for correspondence.

The IW1 is generally more reliable than the IW2, and it may have
better quality print output in graphics mode.

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David Empson
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