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Re: Imagewriter won't stay SELECTed
- Subject: Re: Imagewriter won't stay SELECTed
- From: russotto@grace.speakeasy.net (Matthew Russotto)
- Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 10:40:56 -0600
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: DiS(L)organized
- References: <4360e7d8$0$21956$9b4e6d93@newsread2.arcor-online.net> <43626d55$0$28814$9a6e19ea@news.newshosting.com> <5bv8f.6679$BZ5.5573@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com> <dk04lr$fn4$1@theodyn.ncf.ca>
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In article <dk04lr$fn4$1@theodyn.ncf.ca>,
Michael Black <et472@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote:
>
>Wasn't the printer designed and built by a third party, with the key
>difference being the firmware to make it an "Imagewriter"?
>
>C. Itoh comes to mind, but it might have been someone else.
The Imagewriter engine was the same as a C. Itoh Prowriter (sorry, don't
remember the model). But the case (including the switch) might have
been Apple's design, I don't know.
>I'm sure I've seen reed switches used for the purpose in other printers,
>so it was likely a common practice, though the specific reasons don't
>seem clear.
Likely more reliable than an unsealed mechanical switch under the
circumstances.
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