[GreenKeys] High Speed Printer

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Paul,

I've no idea of the nomenclature, but I'm pretty sure that the printer used 
with the IBM 1620 was as you describe (printed a line at a time in one cycle).  
Last time I waw one would have been early 1970.

In a message dated 6/14/2005 9:05:06 PM Central Daylight Time, 
wackyvorlon at gmail.com writes: 
> This is a little off-topic, but I hope some here can help me.  I
> remember seeing a very old form of high speed printer, and can't seem
> to recall the name for it.  The unique part of it was that it used a
> series of 'letter bars', one for each column on the page.  On the edge
> of the bars, the letters and characters the machine could print where
> raised.  The machine would print one entire line at a time, by setting
> the bars for each column to the appropriate height, drawing them back
> and striking the ribbon.  The page would then be advanced to another
> line.  The only other place I've seen this method of printing was on
> old adding machines, where it seems rather common.
> 
> Is anyone familiar with these printers?
> 

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