1027 Ink Rollers
From: Michael Current (aa700@cleveland.Freenet.Edu)
Date: 11/21/92-12:12:57 PM Z
From: aa700@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Michael Current)
Subject: 1027 Ink Rollers
Date: Sat Nov 21 12:12:57 1992
Reprinted from Atari Classics, Vol. 1, No. 1, December 1992
Tips 'n' Tricks
1027 Ink Rollers: Good news for anyone still using the Atari 1027
letter-quality printer. Our Managing Editor recently obtained a replacement
1027 ink roller from B&C ComputerVisions and is pleased to report their
latest stock of this item appears to be fine.
During the period 1989 to 1991 many vendors--including Atari Corp.
itself--had acquired defective lots of these rollers. The defectives were
easily identified by the fact that they quickly disintegerated, flinging
bits of ink-laden material everywhere as the roller turned; it was also
easy to scoop out a chunk of the spongy roller with a fingernail. The
latest available stocks have a tough roller surface that doesn't come to
pieces with use andwill hold up to several rounds of re-inking. Better
stock up!
--
Michael Current, Cleveland Free-Net 8-bit Atari SIGOp
Carleton College, Northfield, MN, USA / UUCP: ...!umn-cs!ccnfld!currentm
Internet: currentm@carleton.edu / Cleveland Free-Net: aa700
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