JoshSteede Printing Timeline
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Wurde aktualisiert: 9 Okt 2017
Printing history and timeline.
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Ereignisse
First automatic printer is created by Xerox.
The printer that they developed was called
'The Copyflo'.The world's first thermal transfer
bar code printer.ESPON launches the world's first miniprinter,
the EP-101.
It was incredibly small at a size of only 102
millimeters in height, and 135 millimeters in depth.
And it only weighed 2.5 kilograms.
This printer was useful because it could fit
everywhere without taking up so much space
on the desk on where ever it was being used.Gary Keith Starkwater invented
a laser printer based on a modified
Xerograpic copier.Dot Matrix introduced the
LA30 which is a 30 character
per second Dot Matrix Printer.
A downsize of this printer is that
it required a specific size of paper
which is not ideal for the global
market.ESPON develops inkjet printers that can
reproduce digital images. This trend was
followed by other major companies
like HP and Canon.Canon successfully develops a
laser printer.Canon introduces the 'PC Printer 70' which was
the first plain-paper reader / printer.Canon develops the 'BJ-80' which was the worlds
first inkjet printer that uses Bubble jet technology.The first major release of
3D printers by a company called 'Z Corp' are developed.ESPON develops and launches the wireless
printer for retail.
This was a huge step because it meant that
users could now print from their phones
and other devices.
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