The Laser Printer

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The Laser Printer

Future Printer

the printer of the future

The Laser Printer

The first laser printer was introduced by IBM in 1875.

The computer sends data to the printer and the printer send a signal back. A photconductive drum is charged and a high intensity laser beam is used to discharge areas on the drum. The drum rotates and transferes the toner to the paper. A heater fixes the tone onto the paper.

How A Laser Printer Works

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The laser printer is an output device.

There are two types of laser printers - continuous form and cut sheet.

Continous Form - these are best for single-part production print runs that need the print quality of laser level.

Cut Sheet - these are best for letterheads, envelopes and small print jobs.

The printer of the future is a device that would create printouts that could change depending on where a person touched the paper.

The device would let an end user to layer multiple pages of information onto a single page. Space needed to store document would be compacted.

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