Magnetic Imaging

TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FUTURE

Unique magnetic imaging...
the newest approach to
high speed non-impact
printing.

Thanks to a recently develo ped magnetic imaging technique ,

this prototype TermiNet"' 8000 page printer demo nstrates the
low printing cost potential (estimated o ne cent per page) in
the 250 tho usand to o ne million page per month range.

Developed to replace
impact line printers for time
sensitive high speed printing, mag
netic imaging systems are quieter than
impact printing systems- less complex
and less expensive than electrostatic o r laser systems.
T he TermiNet 8000 uses standard computer paper and dry
to ner cartridges. Produces good copy at high humidity.
And offers excellent printing speed with o perational
ease. Much smaller than comparable printers, it requires no special environment for full o peration
and features instantaneous restart.

The simple operation promises

lower service costs.
Fixed wri te heads produce a magnetic image on
a rotating mylar write belt. This magnetic image
is then dry inked by means o f a magnetic brushing
technique. T he dry ink to ner image is transferred
directly to plain paper, thermally fused for perma rtence, and that's it. The write belt will be erased and
the printing cycle continues. Most mechan ical
wear points are eliminated.
Monthly service costs are expected to be lower,
because simple maintenance and reliability are
built-in advantages of this unique system.
For more informatio n on the TermiNet 8000 with new
magnetic imaging, write the General Electric Data
Communication Products Business Department,
Waynesbo ro,YA 22980.

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COMPACT
COST EFFECTIVE
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Preliminary Page Printer Summary Specification
General Description: A compact, high speed, non-impact, computer room quality,
Page Printer which will print up to 8,000 lines per minute on plain paper.
Printing Technique: Electro-magnetic imaging utilizing single component dry toner
to form dot matrix alpha/ numeric characters.
Printing Speed: Up to 8,000 lines per minute with eight vertical lines per inch spacing
or 117 eight and one-half inch pages per minu te; 6,000 lines per minute with six lines
per inch vertical density.
Paper: Standard, single-part, fanfold, 11 to 12.7 inches wide edge punched paper; 7 to 14
inches between folds, 15 to 18 lb. paper weight.
Resolution: 120 dots per inch horizontal, 120 vertical.
Page Imaging: Landscape or portrait printing by electronic character rotation.
Horizontal Character Spacing:

Character Dot Matrix

Characters/ Inch
10
12
13.3
15
9 X 11 7 X 11 7 X 11 7 X 11

Character Set: 94 ASCII standard (upper and lower case) APL, ECMA fonts available.
vertical Spacing: 6 or 8 lines per inch.
Operating Noise: Meets ISO NR-55 curve.
Physical Dimensions: Height 49:' Width 28:' Depth 25:' Weight 398 lbs.
Environmental Requirements: RH 20 to 80%; ambient temperature 13C to 35C.
Power Supply: 200/ 220/ 240 volts ( + 10%- 15%), 50/ 60 cycles, 20 amp.; Stand by
current less than 3 amps.
Cost of Printing: Less than one cent per page at a print rate of 750,000 copies per month.
Reliability: Calculated MTBF of over 700 printing ho urs. Estimated MTTR of
0.75 hours.

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