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 ...

Dot matrix printers, also known as impact matrix devices, are an older kind of printer that relies on an ink-soaked ribbon similar to that used in a typewriter. These devices were the most common ...

Before the 1980s, laser printers were expensive, high-volume units. At that time, dot matrix printers commanded the early PC desktop market for homes and businesses. Compact laser printers, introduced ...

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These days a printer — especially one at home — is likely to spray ink out of nozzles. It is getting harder to find home laser printers, and earlier printer technologies such as dot matrix are almost ...

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 ...

We have an application that generates a PDF form. This form needs to be printed on special 6 sheet thick dot matrix form paper, because it needs to be printed 6 copies for legal purposes (bills of ...