On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 14:27:34 +0100, "Jack Taylor"
wrote:

Much of the reduction in speed comes from the supposedly improved printers
that these machines use. It's the same problem as in supermarkets, where the
latest POS systems seem noticeably slower than their predecessors.

And bus ticket machines. I think it's because the dot-matrix printer
has fallen out of favour as the thermal printer requires less
maintenance and does not have a ribbon to replace.

Neil

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