The Tektronix Phaser printers were an interesting breed. They basically
gave away the printer, if you were willing to pay $35 an ounce for wax
(one each CMYK)
It continually wasted the wax and smelled like melted crayons. Great
printer :-)
To be on-topic: The paper path was not straight.
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Martin K
Lez wrote:
>
> > Has anyone ever done experiments using a Thermal Transfer Printer (TTP)
> > It seems to me to have a lot of potential.
>
> I had one years ago back in my amiga days, wish I still had it!
>
> It had silly plastic ribbons coated with wax, would have been ideal,
> and I did print onto aluminum foil with it to make fancy birthday
> cards etc, okidata made it, it was an okimate 24 I think.
>
> lol just googled you can still get ribbons for the black!
> http://www.tonercartridgedepot.com/oki-52101601.htm
> <http://www.tonercartridgedepot.com/oki-52101601.htm>
>
> I'm sure one of the newer 'photo' printers that use the same
> technology (but now costing much more, for some reason, must be better
> color matched wax) would work if a flatpath one could be found.
>
> Lez
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