Re: Not Dot Matrix...
Depending on model the 1403 printer could achieve 1100 lpm (and throw blank paper out at a speed that had a real danger of causing friction fire!).
We (local Electricity Board) were using a 1401 in 1965 as a slave machine to spool bills, final notices & meter sheets 4 times a year for 2.5 million accounts. (From spool tapes produced by the 100k character memory 1410 mainframe). The throughput of the two 1403s was so great that we employed junior operators just to stand behind the printers ready to change boxes of fanfold stationery as soon as they emptied.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
