Xerox Computer Services
Information Display · 1980
STRIKE UP THE BAND says DEC.This new lP25 band printer from Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, MA, is priced 39% below its predecessor.the lP05 drum pr inter.The new lP25 is a 285 lines-per-minute printer said to feature advanced microprocessor technology that allows self-diagnostics.Two models are available: the lP25-AA and -BA .The lP25-AA has a 64 ASCII character set; with the -SA version, an optional 96 charact er set can be added .Band control within each model is achieved by map PROMs.The lP25-SA features user-replaceable fonts, and up to three map PROMs can be co-resident.Special optional bands are available to print lines of 15 characters per inch rather than the standard 10 characters.This enables line pr inter output formats to be printed on 8 V2-inch-wide paper.Additional bands for European and Japanese char~cter sets are also available as options.The printers feature a universal power supply that is jumper-plug adj.-st able.The lP25 has int er nall y generated diagnostic readouts which enable a 30 per cent reduction in maintenance costs as compared to the lP05, the maker states.