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Brian J. Dowd wrote:
> My first home computer (1975) ran a Teletype ASR33...
> Now that was a kick. Stood on an attached stand and was shipped to
> me bolted to a wooden palette. Sounded just like a newsroom at 110
> baud :-)
> Is anyone else ancient on this list or are the other geezers still
> running DOS or Windows?
> -B
>
>> It's an understandable question if you haven't lived through the
>> transition from impact printers to laser printers and inkjet printers.
>>
>> Basically, impact printers (of which dot-matrix printers are a subset,
>> technicaly) can be butt-fast (a certain DEC printer I used to run could
>> fill up a room pretty quickly if you sent it a few K of form feeds), can
>> bang out carbon and carbonless copies and keep them attached, and can
>> make print-through hidden carbons (the kind that you get in the mail and
>> rip the ends off to see the letter inside - you tell the printer to lift
>> the ribbon). Some of the printers I've used will create barcodes in
>> their firmware for you. As said elsewhere, consumables are cheap on a
>> per-page basis.
>>
>> They can be expensive. The ones that have been in production for a long
>> time are quite rugged - that's really what you're paying for.
>> Jeff
>>
>> On Wed, 2004-12-08 at 20:50, Parker McGee wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Forgive me for my ignorance and off-topicness, but what is the benefit
>>> to these printers over say a normal inkjet printer?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 16:26:03 -0500, Nathan J. Underwood
>>> <ale1 at cybertechcafe.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I've got some Okidata's lying around that I've not gotten around to
>>>> putting on ebay yet. They're black and white only (no color).
>>>> Email me
>>>> off board if you're interested.
>>>> --
>>>> registered linux user # 73046
>>>>
>>>> Nathan J. Underwood
>>>> Cyber Tech Cafe' <><
>>>> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cybertechcafe.net";>http://www.cybertechcafe.net</a>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Allan Neal wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I have an old ALPS (Epson compatible) 24 pin color dot matrix.
>>>>> Not sure the
>>>>> exact model anymore, but I believe it will do everything you
>>>>> require. I even
>>>>> have about a reem worth of tractor feed paper for it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me know if you are interested.
>>>>>
>>>>> Allan
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 02:58:39AM -0500, 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (My old one finally died after a measly 18 years and it's time to
>>>>>> spit
>>>>>> out labels for monthly billing.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't care whether it's used or new but looking for impact
>>>>>> rather than
>>>>>> ink jet (due to cost of refills).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anybody want to sell me one or point me at a store?
>>>>>> (I know about MicroSeconds, Freys, and MicroCenter)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> THANKS!
>>>>>> Bob Toxen
>>>>>> bob at verysecurelinux.com [Please use for email to me]
>>>>>> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.verysecurelinux.com";>http://www.verysecurelinux.com</a> [Network&Linux/Unix
>>>>>> security consulting]
>>>>>> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.realworldlinuxsecurity.com";>http://www.realworldlinuxsecurity.com</a> [My book:"Real World Linux
>>>>>> Security 2/e"]
>>>>>> Quality Linux & UNIX security and SysAdmin & software consulting
>>>>>> since 1990.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Microsoft: Unsafe at any clock speed!"
>>>>>> -- Bob Toxen 10/03/2002
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<li><strong><a name="00326" href="msg00326.html">[ale] Need Tractor Feed Dot Matrix printer</a></strong>
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<li><strong><a name="00356" href="msg00356.html">[ale] Need Tractor Feed Dot Matrix printer</a></strong>
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<li><strong><a name="00369" href="msg00369.html">[ale] Need Tractor Feed Dot Matrix printer</a></strong>
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<li><strong><a name="00373" href="msg00373.html">[ale] Need Tractor Feed Dot Matrix printer</a></strong>
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