Monday, December 8, 2008

Line Printer

The line printer is a type of high pace online impact printer in which a single line of type is printed at an instance. They are frequently associated with the early days of compute, although the technology is still in utilized. Publishing speeds of 600 to 1200 lines for each minute (about 10 to 20 pages per minute) were general.

Four type of principal designs existed:

Drum printers
Chain (train) printers
Bar printers
Comb printers

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