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 ...

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 ...

Don't let a malfunctioning dot matrix printer give you fits. Learn some techniques for solving several common dot matrix printer problems and advice on finding increasingly scarce parts. These days, ...

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 These devices superseded ...

In an excerpt from his book The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age, [Thomas Mullaney] explains how 1980s computer tech — at least the stuff that was developed in the West — was ...