[ale] Need Tractor Feed Dot Matrix printer

[johnmills at speakeasy.net (John Mills)]

Bob -

On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, Bob Toxen wrote:

> I'm looking for an inexpensive Dot matrix printer that has
> Tractor Feed and Friction Feed that will work on both 8.5 x 11 paper
> (actually 9.5 inches wide including the tear off parts with holes)
> and "1 up address labels" and has parallel port support.

> Anybody want to sell me one or point me at a store?
> (I know about MicroSeconds, Freys, and MicroCenter)

PCMall lists the Oki Microline 182, or a similar model. Not cheap, though:  
costs about as much as I paid for mine c. 1985-6! We've gotten spoiled by
'loss-leader' pricing on ink jet printers, I'm afraid.

 - John Mills
   john.m.mills at alum.mit.edu