I worked at a start-up for years that produced the first commercially available ink-jet printer to 'quietly' replace your wire dot matrix. Pic says Systems Industries, but we got bought/sold/traded a few times. HP had an inexpensive replaceable/disposable printhead with small ink wells. Ours was a better, more expensive printhead with large ink reservoir. However, out in the real world of regular, sometimes rough, office use our printhead needed to be replaced more often than anticipated. Being first is not always best when at the bleeding edge of technology. When Texas Instruments and Compaq Computer withdrew their offers the final slide was inevitable. I was Director of Manufacturing for the printhead. Anyone know Dr. Joe Werning?, formerly of IBM research South San Jose. Or Dr. Prakash Desai?

Farewell to: KonishiRoku, Systems Industries, Silonics, AndersonJacobson - whatever you wish to be called.