ABSTRACT

That Might Lead to the Machine Being Individualized? ..............201 16.2 Descriptions and Histories of the Technologies.......................................................201

16.2.1 High-Speed Mainframe Line Printers: Drum and Chain Printheads ........201 16.2.2 Typewriter Technology Printers: Typeball and Daisy Wheel ......................202 16.2.3 Dot Matrix Printers ........................................................................................202 16.2.4 Inkjet Printing Technology ............................................................................203 16.2.5 Monochrome Laser/LED Printers .................................................................204 16.2.6 Color Laser Printers........................................................................................205 16.2.7 Magnetography ...............................................................................................206 16.2.8 Thermal Wax/Pigment Printers .....................................................................206 16.2.9 Dye Sublimation Printers...............................................................................207 16.2.10 Thermal Paper Printers (Also Known as Direct Thermal Printing) .........208 16.2.11 Solid-Ink/Inkjet Printers ...............................................................................208 16.2.12 Hybrid (Digital Offset Printers) ...................................................................208

16.3 Identification Features of the Printing Processes .....................................................210 16.3.1 High-Speed Mainframe Line, Drum, and Chain Printers...........................210 16.3.2 Typewriter Technology Printers: Typeball and Daisy Wheel ......................210