The noise of a dot matrix printer is probably as synonymous with 1980s computing as the modem handshake would become with the desktop experience a decade or more later. But unlike the computers ...

The subject of the post is the dot matrix printer. Early printers had nine pins, which was sufficient to make Latin characters in one pass. To print Chinese, each character required at least two ...

Most home users have replaced their old dot matrix printers with newer inkjet or laser printers, but they're still used in some industrial and business applications. Epson and Oki are among the ...

Impact printers, whether they use dot-matrix technology that uses small pins or daisy-wheel technology that uses a wheel with pre-formed characters like a typewriter, all work by having an element ...

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 For many companies that use outdated ...

Dot matrix printers killed the typewriter. The oscillating printer head would strike the paper through an inky ribbon, giving it its signature grinding sound. The paper came in a continuous sheet ...

Here, a couple of team members working as Mixed Media Engineering outline how they built a DIY processor/printer that can ... the software that they wrote. Dot-matrix printing is at the very ...

Line matrix printers can exist in harsh conditions and are often found in warehouses and other industrial environments. The print mechanism is a row of dot hammers that is almost as wide as the page.

18 year old maker and developer Nikodem Bartnik from Poland, has created and awesome DIY Arduino-based dot-matrix printer, capable of creating art on paper 55 cm wide and as long as you need ...

Toshiba’s Jimucon SJ-9500 combines a mix of retro hardware Features include dot matrix printing, DVD drive, touchscreen, SSDs Customizable for industries, offers broad connectivity and energy ...

Also known as a "serial dot matrix printer." The dot matrix printer uses one or two columns of dot hammers that are moved across the paper. The hammers rapidly press the ribbon into the paper ...

While laser and inkjet printers are increasingly popular, older technology still has value in daily life. Dot matrix printers are similar to manual typewriters, with a history dating back over 100 ...