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hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com writes:
> I don't know about the composer, but I believe in its final years
> IBM Typewriter did come out with daisy wheel units.  I think they
> even had a short-lived model for home use.
>
> Around 1983 IBM had the 6670 office printer, which produced 
> excellent quality.  We used it as a remote mainframe printer.

6670 was copyier 3 ... with computer interface.

ibm products
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IBM_products
copier/duplicators, copier 3, 1976
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IBM_products#Copier/Duplicators

eariler, highend ... this says development started in 1969 ...  and
shipped (also) in 1976 ... year before xerox 9700 (shipped in 1977)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_3800
more
https://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/vintage/vintage_4506VV3103.html

SJR did 6670 enhancements for serpa/APA (all points addressable) ...
besides character fonts. some old email
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2006p.html#email820304
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2009k.html#email821112

old email about 6670 drivers/support
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010d.html#email790905
also in the post
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010d.html#2 Apple iPad -- this merges with folklore.
has some 6670 related posts from VMSHARE
http://vm.marist.edu/~vmshare

the referenced laser printer computerhistory URL (in the post)
has gone 404. its possible they just moved it to someplace else with
different url ... but it is also at wayback machine
https://web.archive.org/web/20040604082418/http://www.computerhistory.org/events/lectures/starkweather_03251997/starkweather_xscript.shtml

other (apple) laser printer details
http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2010d.html#email850129

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