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Brother Twinriter
The Twinriter is a series of Impact printing, impact Printer (computing), computer printers released by Brother Industries starting in 1985. The Twinriter has a unique hybrid printing system, combining a Daisy wheel printing, daisy wheel, for producing Letter-quality printer, letter-quality text, and a Dot matrix printing, dot matrix printhead, for producing graphics and other symbols not present on the daisy wheel. Brother released only two printers in the Twinriter series: the Twinriter 5 in 1985 and the Twinriter 6 in 1987. Sales of the Twinriter did not meet Brother's projections, and by 1990 the family of printers was discontinued. Specifications The original Twinriter 5 is a beige Impact printing, impact printer measuring and weighing . The printer features a unique dual hybrid printing system, combining a Daisy wheel printing, daisy wheel and a 9-pin Dot matrix printing, dot matrix printhead—an industry first. The printer includes both types of printing systems to serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impact Printing
A printer is a peripheral machine which makes a durable representation of graphics or text, usually on paper. While most output is human-readable, bar code printers are an example of an expanded use for printers. Different types of printers include 3D printers, inkjet printers, laser printers, and thermal printers. History The first computer printer designed was a mechanically driven apparatus by Charles Babbage for his difference engine in the 19th century; however, his mechanical printer design was not built until 2000. He also had plans for a curve plotter, which would have been the first computer graphics printer if it was built. The first patented printing mechanism for applying a marking medium to a recording medium or more particularly an electrostatic inking apparatus and a method for electrostatically depositing ink on controlled areas of a receiving medium, was in 1962 by C. R. Winston, Teletype Corporation, using continuous inkjet printing. The ink was a red sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
