Hi Gary, Yep, the number part on the LPQ printers is the LPM rating... I have the LPQ 1200 and yep... they are quiet.... bit more to loading the ribbon and paper but overall pretty good comparison to the 2563B I have sitting next to it :) Art "hmmm.... printers such fun! hehehe" Bahrs >>> Gary Jackson <[log in to unmask]> 12/02/97 10:44am >>> >Nooooooooooooo! I didn't mean it was a "label" printer, I meant it had >the HP "label" on it! Because I really have my doubts whether they're >the OEM of it, since I heard a long time ago they don't make dot matrix >printers anymore. > >Anyway it is HP model LPQ-800 and it seems to be on a par with the old >HP256x line, as opposed to the HP293x. (I've also seen HP256x's used for >forms also.) I think the '800' part of the model stands to represent 800LPM. > I have used a couple of the LPQ printers. They are not as easy to use as the 256x printers, but they are really quiet. Gary Jackson Nevada CSOS (530) 478-6407 - voice (530) 478-6410 - fax