Abstract :
An improved method for the production of pictorial output on a line printer is described. A reasonable black-white contrast ratio is obtained by overprinting up to eight characters, and pseudorandom noise is used to smooth out discontinuities in the range of print densities.
Keywords :
Linear interpolation, line printers, overprinting, pictorial output, picture coding, picture output.; Assembly; Character generation; Hardware; Interpolation; Physics; Printers; Printing; Production; Signal to noise ratio; Strips; Linear interpolation, line printers, overprinting, pictorial output, picture coding, picture output.;