[ale] Need Tractor Feed Dot Matrix printer

[Scott Castaline]

DOS??? how about CP/M????

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' <><
>>>> http://www.cybertechcafe.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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]
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>>>>>> security consulting]
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>>>>>> Quality Linux & UNIX security and SysAdmin & software consulting 
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>>>>>>
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>>>>>>  -- Bob Toxen 10/03/2002
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