The HP2619 and 2611 were "chaintrain" printers made by DataPrinters.
They would scream "NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!" while they printed poorly
for a short time between failures.
 The HP2618, 2617, and 2613 were drum printers made by Dataproducts.
They just went "BURAP! BURAP! BURAP! BURAP! BURAP!" while they
printed well and lasted a long time.


                            Bob J. -- Ideal Computer Services
                            http://www.icsgroup.com



Steve Cole wrote:
>
> There were several printers - The ones I remember best were the HP2617 and
> HP2619 printers.  Both were chain printers that required carriage control
> tapes.
>
> Steve Cole
> Outer Banks Solutions, Inc.
> Phone: 919.231.2171
> Sales:   800.558.5336
> Fax:      919.231.7077
> www.outerbankssolutions.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Barnes <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thursday, September 02, 1999 4:10 PM
> Subject: Down Memory Lane, or Am I Lost
>
> >Does anyone remember the model number of the old HP system printer that
> >used a chain?  What was it's model number?  That beast was a night-mare
> >to clean.  Not to mention the punch tapes that had to be made for
> >special forms.
> >
> >L. A. Barnes
> >