Dear Samuel,
I have seen and worked with a few Mannesman-Tally printers, at a
previous job. It's been a while, so I don't recall too much about
them, but I do recall that they were real troopers - worked for long
periods of time, and long print runs, with very few problems.
They are still in business, too. See their WWW page for more info:
http://www.tally.com
Looks like you really got a bargain.
Anthony J. Albert
On 27 Apr 2000, at 2:19, Samuel W. Heywood wrote:
> Hi Folks:
>
> This afternoon I unpacked a never-used Mannesmann Tally, model MT 82
> printer, manufactured in Germany, ca. 1990. I ascertained that everything
> was complete by carefully reading the section in the owner's manual under
> the same title as the subject of this message. The manual is a very thick
> volume and it is organized multi-lingually for German, French, Italian,
> Spanish and English. All of the printer's features, specifications, and
> settings are exquisitely explained in great detail.
>
> I acquired this printer at a flea market for ten dollars. The vendor
> explained that he had received it among a lot of other items that he had
> purchased in a bulk lot at an estate sale.
>
> This indeed seems to be a very nice printer. It may be set up for printing
> on either fan-fold paper or single sheets. Emulation is user-selectable for
> IBM ProPrinter X-24 or for Epson LQ 850.
>
> I have never seen in the U.S. a printer made by this manufacturer. Do any
> of you have any experience in using such a printer? What do you think of
> it?
>
> This printer is provided with a parallel port. The manual says that a
> serial-interface port may be installed also, and that it is available as
> an option. Such would be a very nice thing to have. Does anyone know
> where I might be able to acquire the serial-interface card? Is the
> manufacturer still in business?
>
> Well, now that I've unpacked it, I'm eager to find out how it works. It
> certainly should perform just great, as it obviously has never been used.
> No ribbon has ever been installed. The original ribbon is still in its
> sealed package.
>
> All the best,
>
> Sam Heywood
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