Compact laser printers, introduced in the late 1980s, turned the trend around with high-quality output and quiet operation. Although computer equipment makers still produce dot matrix printers for ...

The dot matrix printer uses one or two columns of dot hammers ... while 24-pin heads produce typewriter quality output. Speeds range from 200 to 400 characters per second (cps), which is ...

If the page prints OK and the output is sharp, the old print head is defective. Other components in a dot matrix printer can mimic the symptoms of a faulty print head, especially if you find no ...

A set of dot matrix printers will make beautiful music ... but the text files themselves vary the audible output each printer makes. “Every character sounds different. If you print an entire ...

Excerpted from The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age, by Thomas S. Mullaney. Published by The MIT Press. Copyright © 2024 MIT. All rights ...

Check out more from the series here. Listener and reader Geoffrey Newton from Falls Church, Virginia, asks: Why do airlines still use dot matrix printers? For many companies that use outdated ...

Not just any dot matrix printer would do. The duo carefully auditioned ... Not only does each printer have a unique sound, but the text files themselves vary the audible output each printer makes.