Inkjets printed pages have to dry or the ink will smudge, so printers (at least those of that era) have a mechanism that holds the page for a few seconds before dropping it on the stack of completed pages.
There's a million ways you could make it work but the default way will lead to a big mess so the printers don't allow you to use continuous paper feed. It's kind of a niche feature anyway.
Never really thought about it, but the banners were rare (about four a year) so it wasn't a big deal. Also, the inkjet paper was conveniently around. :)
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Why didn't people load continuous feed paper into inkjets? It seems like it would have worked. I never tried it either.
Inkjets printed pages have to dry or the ink will smudge, so printers (at least those of that era) have a mechanism that holds the page for a few seconds before dropping it on the stack of completed pages.
Seems like having the banner pour over the edge of a table would give it enough time to dry, too.
There's a million ways you could make it work but the default way will lead to a big mess so the printers don't allow you to use continuous paper feed. It's kind of a niche feature anyway.
Never really thought about it, but the banners were rare (about four a year) so it wasn't a big deal. Also, the inkjet paper was conveniently around. :)