Seikosha SP-1000AP Printer Six months ago I was knocking out correspondence on my old Canon Typestar 4 DC cell battery powered typewriter, having completely given up on my relic Vic-20 and accompanying Gorilla Banana printer. Richard and Karen Perez made me a deal I couldn't refuse on their venerable, historic, Apple Mac 128 upgraded to 512E. Old and slow by today's standards, it changed my whole concept of computers. Words, numbers, data, graphics - Oh my! Unfortunately, hard bargin-drivers that they are, and low-budget hacker that I am, I couldn't quite talk R&K out of the Imagewriter I that went with it. Computers are really great and all, but without a printer they're kinda...well, abstract. After casting around for an Imagewriter unsucessfully, I hit upon the Seikosha SP1000AP. I couldn't find anyone who knew a damn thing about 'em, but the price was right, the specs looked good so, gulping visibly, I plunked down the loot. Everybody gets lucky sooner or later, and this was my turn. It's a beautiful unit. The Seikosha is Mac and Apple II compatable with full Imagewriter I emulation. 75cps in the draft mode (bi-directional) and 15cps in the NLQ mode (pretty slow as printers go these days, but the quality is very good). It'll punch 3-part forms, has a 10" carriage, both adjustable and quickly removeable tractor feed, and single-sheet friction feed as well. 15.4"W x 10.9"D x 4.7"H, weighs in at 11 lbs, and is a bit quieter than the Imagewriter. It works just fine on my Trace 2012 inverter. The only real complaint I've got is that the tractor feed grabs the paper after the printhead; so if you're only printing one sheet, you've got to burn half of the next one to get it out. Here comes the best part- $229.95 with a 2 year warranty! Ain't a bad little rig for the price. Access Jameco Electronics, 1355 Shoreway Rd, Belmont, CA 94002 Bob-O Schultze, Lil Otto Hydroworks!, POB 8, Forks of Salmon, CA 96031