Yes, I have one too, although I've never set it up to use.
On Mon, 16 Aug 1999 allisonp(a)world.std.com wrote:
There were
"scanners" from the Apple era that used the precise
motion of a dot-matrix printer's head to position a photodetector...
I happen to have one. the scanning head replaces the ribbon and printhead
and the printer provides the motion.
Allison
M. K. Peirce
Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
215 Shady Lea Road,
North Kingstown, RI 02852
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