[ale] Need Tractor Feed Dot Matrix printer

[Jeff Hubbs]

I'm that ancient.  That's what I was hacking on starting at the age of
13.

- Jeff

On Thu, 2004-12-09 at 09:30, 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.
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> >>>
> >>>Nathan J. Underwood
> >>>Cyber Tech Cafe' <><
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>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
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> >>>>>
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> >>>>>  -- Bob Toxen 10/03/2002
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