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 ...

The accuracy which [Mario] achieved in his pen plotter dot matrix printer is very remarkable. He tore through a pile of floppy drives to get the parts he wanted, and chose to go with a fine-point ...

Until the 1990s, impact printers far outnumbered their inkjet and laser cousins. An impact printer strikes a molded letter, made of plastic or metal, against paper through an inked ribbon, producing a ...

Emails and text messages are useful ways to communicate, but in business there will always be things that just have to be set down on paper. That means you'll need printers, and those come in a ...

Does anyone have experience running a dot matrix printer on OS X? I'm willing to give up hope of using my Imagewriter II and buy a new (or used) printer to make it go. Have spare computers and could ...

A printer that uses hammers and a ribbon to form images from dots. Used to print multipart forms and address labels, the tractor and sprocket mechanism in these devices handles thicker media better ...