Editing Line printer (section)

===== Band printer =====
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[[Image:Printer band.jpg|right|thumb|Fragment of printer band, sitting on test printout for the characters (top) and hammer flight times (bottom)]]

'''Band printers''' are a variation of chain printers in which a thin steel band is used instead of a chain, with the characters embossed or etched onto the band. Again, a selection of different bands are generally available with a different mix of characters so a character set best matched to the characters commonly printed can be chosen. [[Dataproducts]] was a well known manufacturer of band printers, with their B300, B600, and B1000 range, the model number representing the lines per minute rate of the printer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dataproducts (300/600 LPM) Line Printers Maintenance Guide |date=October 1984 |edition=2nd |id=741-0432 |publisher=Wang Labs |url=https://www.wang2200.org/docs/fiche/742-0432.MNL.2273LinePrinterMaintenance.85-07-19.pdf }}<br/>{{cite web |title=Dataproducts Band Printers |date=1997 |publisher=Dataproducts Corporation |url=http://www.dpc.com/market/band_dir.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970711163132/http://www.dpc.com/market/band_dir.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1997-07-11 }}</ref> (The B300 is effectively a B600 with only half the number of hammers—one per two character positions. The hammer bank moves back and forth one character position, increasing the average number of band movements required for each line.)