Re: Silentype Printer; how does it compare?

[ChemSleuth@earthlink.net (Dennis Doms)]

In article <396B25EA.F45B7710@inetnebr.com>, Roy and/or Janet Miller
<millers@inetnebr.com> wrote:

>"Steven M. Fish" wrote:
>
>> - Silentype's operation was very quiet, about as loud as sliding your
>> finger across a piece of paper.
>>
>> - It originally sold for $599 in June 1979.
>>
>> - The printing looked very much like that produced by a dot-matrix
>> printer.
>>
>> - After the Silentype printer was released in 1979, Apple looked for
>> another printer that would produce better, more permanent output t
>>
>> - The Apple ImageWriter (made by C. Itoh) was released in December 1983.
>
>I haven't read the FAQ, but there was another printer made by C. Itoh between
>the Silentype and the first Imagewriter, and that was the Apple DMP. I don't
>remember the C. Itoh model number, but the Apple version was merely relabeled
>with some alterations to the ROM code in the printer. BTW, the printer ribbon
>in the DMP is the same as for the first two Imagewriters.
>
>Roy

The DMP was similar to the C. Itoh 8510.

Two other recommendations against the Silentype from personal
experience (I bought one as my first printer years ago). The power
draw can be a strain on the power supply. And the longevity of the
paper is not good. (I found a couple of old listings that were pretty
much unreadable, and I don't think I stored them in particularly
adverse conditions. Of course, we are talking roughly 20 years... :)

Another option to look for might be an old Epson series printer or
compatible. The MX-80 was one of the first affordable printers
targeted to the Apple II market and some of its successors were
supported. The same command set may be supported by several later
models; even those from other manufacturers. (Maybe even the current
Stylus inkjet series, but I'd want to test graphics compatibility.) A
interface card (parallel, most likely) would also be needed.

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