Mike,

I beg to differ. Even the service manuals from HP list the printers by
their LM numbers. So this makes me think that HP gets them from
DataProducts.

John Zoltak
North American Mfg Co

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Berkowitz [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 1998 11:30 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: [HP3000-L] DataProducts printers -Reply
>
> John Zoltak writes:
>
> >>> John Zoltak <[log in to unmask]> 09/10/98 05:57am >>>
> Rick,
>
> Dataproducts makes the HP256x series of printers for HP, these are the
> same printers. Very rugged. Runs a long time. We've had our HP2564 for
> at least 10 years, very few problems. We've had many HP2563's too.
> The
> item most often replaced: tractors.
>
> John Zoltak
> North American Mfg Co
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> -------
> Actually, I think it is the other way around.  HP makes the 256X
> printers
> and OEM's them to Dataproducts as the LM series.  The one big
> difference is that the HP-IB interface is not available on the LM
> printers.
>
> Mike Berkowitz
> Guess? Inc.