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Roller printer lets you make your own scrolls
Need a 100-page report fired off in 5 minutes? A laser printer can do it easily. Want a few 8x10s for your friends? That inkjet is up to the task. Got a hankerin' for a 12-foot scroll? The Roller Printer has your back.
Roller printer? Yep, designer Jin Woo Han has conceived a printer that will print on extremely long lengths of paper, letting you create all the "Mission Accomplished" banners you want right in the privacy of your own home. It has a built-in cutter, so even if you're printing conventional sizes most of the time, being able to switch to A4 paper on a whim will come in handy.
Of course, something this unusual would have to be a concept, so you won't be able to buy it at CompUSA anytime soon (where would you get the rolls anyway?). Still, it seems unfair that the desktop scroll publishers out there need to run for the Scotch tape; we wouldn't mind seeing this printer roll into reality. More pictures after the jump.
Yanko Design, via Gizmodo
By abbott1965 at 8:19 AM ON 07/27/07
Yes, this is a cool concepts. It is called a "plotter" and they have been on the market for 40 years or so.
Back in the early 80s, I purchased a 4" wide plotter from Radio Shack for $50. It used pens to create very nice color output. Today you can purchase something like an HP DesignJet plotter/printer for a few thousand that can handle prints as large as 4 feet across.
You can get models that print in color or black/monochrome using Inkjet or Laser technology (I believe you can still find pen plotters, but I have not seen any in many years).
Many lower end fax machines also use rolls of paper, rather than sheets.
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