Imagewriters (Imagewriter is an Apple Computer, Inc. brand name) are an
older technology called "impact printers". These operate very similar
to typewriters in that they have a ribbon that passes over the paper
and the print head pops the ribbon to place a little dot on the paper.
These types of printers were very popular for quite some time, but due
to the limitations of the technology, one could only achieve a certain
maximum resolution for any printed image. Ink jet and bubble jet
printers came along to replace the venerable Imagewriter, but there are
still quite a few being used today. One can find parts and supplies for
Imagewriters, but I really don't recommend them for anything but
low-resolution proof copies.
Jerry
p.s. BTW Marta,
If the printer is flashing the replace cartridge light, you should go
ahead and do so. I have been told by folks that running the ink dry can
damage the print head. You might have a cartridge that has an air
pocket or something similar in it that is preventing the ink from
leaving the cartridge. Sort of like a ball point pen that does not
write, even though you can see through the sides that it has plenty of
ink left in it.
On Monday, September 15, 2003, at 01:40 PM, Marta Edie wrote:
> Could somebody give a bit of explanation what an imagewriter is , how
> it functions versus other printers and why it makes that noise!
> Marta
> On Monday, Sep 15, 2003, at 13:22 America/New_York, Bill Holt wrote:
>
>> I have an Imagewriter LQ - nearly as good output as my various inkjet
>> types,
>> for text, and very, very cheap to operate. Also, the graphics output
>> is
>> good enough so that I can blow up line based drawings by 200% and
>> have a
>> usable result for review, although not as a final plot. Of course, I
>> could
>> use a sound-dampening room for it ... and that's why although I have
>> it, I
>> rarely use it.
>>
>> ----------
>>> From: "Robert Schenk" <r_c_s1 at lycos.com>
>>> To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu
>>> Subject: MacGroup: Better printer than the imagewriter???????
>>> Date: Sun, Sep 14, 2003, 10:03 PM
>>>
>>
>>> Hello Everybody!
>>>
>>> Using 2 Imagewriters here. Never any problems with the printer. They
>>> use
>>> computer paper--cheeeap! They use print tape--cheeeap!
>>> Unlike the Bubble jets that are inoperable after 40 print jobs. That
>>> bottom
>>> lines out at about $5 per printed page. I've had 3 Apple branded
>>> bubble
>>> jets and they were trash. To get repairs you first have to pay a $75
>>> evaluation fee. So you know they were drop punted. Strange though:
>>> As they
>>> were made by Canon. The Canon BJC4550 that I use for stantionary
>>> quality
>>> print has been no problem.
>>>
>>> Hope this is not in violation of the digiatal rights act or copyright
>> infringement.
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Robert Schenk
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>>> Evansville IN 47714-5505
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>>>
>>>
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> Marta
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