16 Apr
2013
16 Apr
'13
5:35 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: got my dot-matrix printer
On 04/16/2013 03:16 PM, Tom wrote:
They are heavy to ship and noisy to use. Fanfold paper is not that common
anymore and neither are parallel ports.
Still I like the old dot matrix printers more then the old inkjets so I have
a few 24 pin models in the basement plus an Apple Imagewriter II and some 9
pin Atari/Commodore ones. All of them were local finds and free one included
a big box of fanfold paper too, not sure I would actually pay for one. Its
just more convenient to connect an old LaserJet to an old machine and I have
kept all my old laser printers for that use (they still work).
Still have my NEC P6. Haven't fired it up in
years. Wonder if Winders 7
has a driver for it...
I still have my two Durango F-85s with integrated multipass NLQ printers,
complete with downloadable fonts.
As well as a couple of daisy-wheel (NEC and Olivetti) printers.
The thing about printers is that you can't GIVE them away...
--Chuck