The LA36 was the first widely successful dot matrix printer and made printing faster and more efficient during an age when paper ruled the office world. Given that so many documents can now be stored ...

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 rely on a printhead in which a grid of 9 or 24 pins forms combinations to produce text, box-drawing characters and symbols made up of closely spaced dots. These devices superseded ...

With technology continuing to change the way the world travels, there are certain aspects of the airline game that remain very much in the realm of the so-called "old school." Airplanes themselves, ...

Some businesses still use dot matrix printers to generate invoices, forms and other documents. Unlike modern laser printers, a dot matrix printer has a single print head and an inked ribbon. Neither ...

Dot matrix printers are the dinosaurs that won’t go extinct. They are not unlike a typewriter with the type bars behind the ink ribbon replaced by a row of metal pins controlled by solenoids, each pin ...

Epson has announced the Middle East launch of the LQ-690, its fastest 24 pin 106 column flatbed dot matrix printer to date. 24 June 2009 High-speed printer with an extremely high ribbon yield is ...

A broken printer can be a source of high-quality components for makers, engineers, and hobbyists, offering parts like stepper motors, precision shafts, optical switches, and power supplies. These ...

[Credit: The Life of Kenneth] Twitter tickers have been around for a little while now, but this creative use of an old dot matrix printer by a modder named Kenneth is really a fun way to utilize old ...

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 ...

A pattern of dots that forms character and graphic images on printers. Although inkjet and laser printers print in dots, and monitors display dots as well, the term generally refers to images created ...