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This would be an ultra-compact ink-jet printer. It would print up to standard sized pages by having the print heads run on a curved track. Saves desk space.
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How could you possibly print a standard (8.5"x11") page out of, I'm assuming, a 1.75"x5.75" drive bay. |
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The page is curved, the print head follows this curve. |
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It could be printed on a small but thick sheet of paper, which is then heated as it leaves the drive and expands in the same way a poppadom does. Edible ink and actual poppadom media would provide easy recycling! |
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[vince^3] poppadom media - excellent... |
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So if I understand this- The sheet prints inside of the computer, and then it's dispensed through the front as a paper tube rolled up in a 1-inch diameter. Or does this printer fold the paper before it comes out? |
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I think it's supposed to take a
8.5"x11" sheet bent, but not creased, along its long axis--a U shape on its side. That would make it about 4" wide, which would fit into a drive bay--at least it appears to on the front of my computer. But the 11" length would extend past the back of the drive bay and into the guts of my computer. |
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It's either impossible, or very poorly described. |
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<envisions 3 printers in a bouncing Cadillac smoking endo about to pop some caps in a gang of fax machines up on 10th Street> |
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*blam!zeeee* *blam!zeeee* |
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If it could take cash register rolls and print at inkjet quality, I would settle for smaller slips of paper for the sheer convenience of being able to quickly print out addresses, directions, shopping list etc. [+] |
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Good idea, if the paper isn't full size. I think 8.5"x11" paper is ridiculously oversize for half of what people use it for anyway. |
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A long time ago when PC towers used to be 3œ feet tall and 30 inches deep there was printer on the market (not sure of the manufacturer) that was ahead of its time that did inkjet color prints right out of one of the drive bays. It took 4x6 paper sheets and they had to be loaded individually into the PC. |
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The two people that voted (+), voted for it to not print standard sized pages, but in the idea it clearly says "It would print up to standard sized pages by having the print heads run on a curved track." |
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Does such a small print head even exist? |
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I should have added [+], as I believe expanding paper is not a major problem as per previous anno. |
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The thing I really like about this idea however is the space-saving nature. And even if expanding paper proves expensive, it can be used for photo printing. |
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I would be perfectly happy if it just printed on smaller paper. A4 and letter have always seemed humorously large to me. |
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Apparently the author of this invention is not understanding is that curved print heads will not solve the problem of getting a standard sized sheet of paper out of the computer without folding it. |
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Almost immediately after pressing [Print] a car full of criminals rolls past, and with some precision, shoots the image of your document into the wall of your premises with an array of automatic weapons. |
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Oh! Drive *bay* printer - damn! |
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Perhaps the printer could provide two half-width prints, and second drive bay has a Scotch tape dispenser. |
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Maybe a printer that prints out standard sized pages could some how be put into the side of the computer. |
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If this idea was changed to either print photo-sized pages or on a roll of paper, then I would definitely give it a (+). |
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//curved print heads will not solve the
problem of getting a standard sized
sheet of paper out of the computer
without folding it// |
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Depends on the depth of the bay.
What's to stop you rolling a stack of
paper into a tube (about 20cm long in
the case of A4 paper, but as narrow as
you like), and then removing one sheet
from the centre the roll by over-
twisting it slightly to reduce its
diameter. At the same time, it's pulled
out of the tube of stored paper (a bit
like a telescopy being extended). With
the right mechanism, you could actually
spiral the entire page out of the bay
past a fixed print-head. |
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The result would be an un-creased
(though slightly curled) fully printed
page. |
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It might be easier to install a small PC or notebook computer in a large printer. |
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That *is* the drive-by printer, Ian |
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