We used ImageWriters back in grade school, at first with our Apple //es in every classroom (circa 1990) and then with Mac Classics (1992 or so). I remember at least one teacher having an ImageWriter with some old classics as late as 1996, and we used Mac SE's for HyperCard and word processing as late as 1999. However, these were attached with Macs of other pre-PowerMac variety to an AppleTalk network with a LaserWriter II. When I left said school in 1999, the school was 50/50 Mac/PC. I imagine they're all PCs now, as they never bought any new Macs after they got a bunch of PCs from a technology bond.
On 8/11/05, Scott Baret <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had to be back up at the school to hand out videos I > had produced for the marching band, and needede u a > banner. As much as I love my new LaserJet 1022, it > doesn't make banners well. So I pulled out my Mac SE > and looked at my four ImageWriter IIs. I hadn't tested > the two I got from the school so I decided to hook one > up, thinking they were ImageWriters and nothing could > be wrong. > > ImageWriter number one got outfitted with paper and a > brand new ribbon. I hit the power on button and the > light came on, but promptly went out and the printer > died. I checked the power cables and everything and > the printer just appeared dead. Is this a faulty power > supply? > > ImageWriter number two, my other new one, seemed too > narrow for the paper that fit fine in the first one. > The ink also seemed to be acting up, as it wasn't > evenly distributed. Furthermore the feed seemed pretty > bad. This one had a manufacure date earlier than the > first one I tried. > > So I went to "old reliable", an ImageWriter II from > 1985 when they first came out. It did the job just > fine despite being in storage for two years. > > Now for the biggest surprise. Only one person > commented on the banner. It was a 15 year old girl who > looked at it and said "Wow...that's the paper you have > to pull the scraps off of! I remember that from > elementary school!" I told her it was from a dot > matrix printer. She said "Wow...I remember those!" > > I mention this because it's not every day someone that > young recalls using ImageWriter type printers. > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > -- > Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:compact.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:compact.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
