Discussion of large systems

[Billy Pettit]

Chuck Guzis  wrote:

I suspect that the Japanese printer makers were pressed to come out 
with a better product because of the need for higher print resolution 
when printing Kanji characters.

Cheers,
Chuck

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Absolutely.

That was certainly the case when I worked at Fujitsu.  The 9 wire printers
were only sold in the US, weren't considered good enough for Japan.  24 wire
was standard in Japan for a few years before being sold in the US.

And it was one of the driving forces to develp the laser printer technology.
Japan had to have the finer resolution.  I think that even today, most laser
engines are developed in Japan and OEM'd out.

Billy