Comments on: MoPR Mobility Minute: Ergo Systems, Inc. http://www.mobilitypr.com/blog/2006/08/24/mopr-mobility-minute-ergo-systems-inc/ Mobility Public Relations Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:31:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: John Ferrie http://www.mobilitypr.com/blog/2006/08/24/mopr-mobility-minute-ergo-systems-inc/#comment-2227 John Ferrie Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:09:33 +0000 http://www.mobilitypr.com/blog/?p=17#comment-2227 Hello George You may not remember me but my company bought Ergo Systems and produced the HUSH 80 for several years. Later we designed and manufactured a battery operated portable printer which was marginally bigger than the HUSH 80. It was called the HUSH 200. This also used thermal paper but we used a full width head which made it very fast with excellent quality. Following this we produced a plain paper version, again just marginally larger than the 80. This was called the HUSH PM. Using this we designed probably the first plain paper fax/printeron the market, which also was portable. So you see there was life after the HUSH 80. While the HUSH 80 had its limitations, it was certainly before its time. It took too long for notebooks to catch up. John Hello George
You may not remember me but my company bought Ergo Systems and produced the HUSH 80 for several years. Later we designed and manufactured a battery operated portable printer which was marginally bigger than the HUSH 80. It was called the HUSH 200. This also used thermal paper but we used a full width head which made it very fast with excellent quality. Following this we produced a plain paper version, again just marginally larger than the 80. This was called the HUSH PM. Using this we designed probably the first plain paper fax/printeron the market, which also was portable. So you see there was life after the HUSH 80. While the HUSH 80 had its limitations, it was certainly before its time. It took too long for notebooks to catch up. John

]]> By: George http://www.mobilitypr.com/blog/2006/08/24/mopr-mobility-minute-ergo-systems-inc/#comment-16 George Sat, 17 Feb 2007 21:51:41 +0000 http://www.mobilitypr.com/blog/?p=17#comment-16 Jim, Glad to see such warm words about the Hush 80 printer after all these years. I founded the company almost a quarter century ago. We had our ups and downs but were always proud of the printer. After the Commodore version of the printer we went ahead with a parallel version, 80P, serial version, 80S, and battery powered versions of those two. At the price no one could beat us. Thanks again for the good words. Jim,
Glad to see such warm words about the Hush 80 printer after all these years. I founded the company almost a quarter century ago. We had our ups and downs but were always proud of the printer. After the Commodore version of the printer we went ahead with a parallel version, 80P, serial version, 80S, and battery powered versions of those two. At the price no one could beat us.

Thanks again for the good words.

]]> By: Jim http://www.mobilitypr.com/blog/2006/08/24/mopr-mobility-minute-ergo-systems-inc/#comment-17 Jim Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:12:12 +0000 http://www.mobilitypr.com/blog/?p=17#comment-17 I had a Hush 80 printer, connected to me Commodore 64 computer at age 14. I can remember waiting by the door for at least two weeks, then watch as the delivery van either passed by us or never showed. When it did appear, I was at school, but knew it was arriving that day. I ran home from school, opened up the box like a madman and had it installed and printing a screen dump of the loader screen for Operations Wulf!! I was astounded at the quality. I used the printer non-stop for about 8 months, then it started developing a head fault. Some of the heated points droppped out, leaving an ugly blank line through everything! I didnt care, as I knew I could not afford to get it repaired (80 pounds, the printer cost the same!). I carried on using it until I sold the commodore and the printer bundled with all my worldly games for a paultry 40 pounds! I was joining the Army and knew it would get stolen, so raised quick cash to tide me over. So thats my Hush 80 story! Hope you enjoyed. Still lots of fond memories of thermal printing and wondering if someone had done something rude on my computer table, until I released the thermal roll of paper was the culprit! Ahead of its time? AND SOME!!! It was ingenious. I had a Hush 80 printer, connected to me Commodore 64 computer at age 14.

I can remember waiting by the door for at least two weeks, then watch as the delivery van either passed by us or never showed.

When it did appear, I was at school, but knew it was arriving that day. I ran home from school, opened up the box like a madman and had it installed and printing a screen dump of the loader screen for Operations Wulf!!

I was astounded at the quality. I used the printer non-stop for about 8 months, then it started developing a head fault. Some of the heated points droppped out, leaving an ugly blank line through everything! I didnt care, as I knew I could not afford to get it repaired (80 pounds, the printer cost the same!). I carried on using it until I sold the commodore and the printer bundled with all my worldly games for a paultry 40 pounds! I was joining the Army and knew it would get stolen, so raised quick cash to tide me over.

So thats my Hush 80 story! Hope you enjoyed. Still lots of fond memories of thermal printing and wondering if someone had done something rude on my computer table, until I released the thermal roll of paper was the culprit!

Ahead of its time? AND SOME!!! It was ingenious.

]]> By: Victor Rabinovich http://www.mobilitypr.com/blog/2006/08/24/mopr-mobility-minute-ergo-systems-inc/#comment-13 Victor Rabinovich Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:07:44 +0000 http://www.mobilitypr.com/blog/?p=17#comment-13 Hello, It was interesting to learn about the ERGO printer. Thermal Paper has improved in quality and has gotten more affordable. Besides thermal paper rolls, with the technology of a paper converter, there can be perforations, security inks, dual color thermal paper, (different heat sensitivity) etc. Paper can also be in a label stock and even fanfolded. If anyone is working on a project do not hesitate to contact me. We work closely with printer manufacturers to develop the printable media. Hello,

It was interesting to learn about the ERGO printer. Thermal Paper has improved in quality and has gotten more affordable.

Besides thermal paper rolls, with the technology of a paper converter, there can be perforations, security inks, dual color thermal paper, (different heat sensitivity) etc. Paper can also be in a label stock and even fanfolded.

If anyone is working on a project do not hesitate to contact me. We work closely with printer manufacturers to develop the printable media.

]]> By: n.l. belardes http://www.mobilitypr.com/blog/2006/08/24/mopr-mobility-minute-ergo-systems-inc/#comment-8 n.l. belardes Thu, 21 Sep 2006 14:22:21 +0000 http://www.mobilitypr.com/blog/?p=17#comment-8 What’s really strange about my own life that I noticed lately, is that even though I write more than the average person, I rarely ever use a printer… I don’t even have a printer at home. Should I? What’s really strange about my own life that I noticed lately, is that even though I write more than the average person, I rarely ever use a printer… I don’t even have a printer at home.

Should I?

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