▲ 865 ▼ The open-source, DRM-free Open Printer shows off a working prototype (www.techspot.com) submitted 4 months ago by schizoidman@lemmy.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world 126 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 12 points 4 months ago (6 children) All hail laser. No love for the 9 pin dot matrix? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago* (4 children) My favorite dot matrix memory is printing a like 400 page Breath of Fire 3 strategy guide on a daisy wheel dot matrix, and it took over night to print and everyone in the house complained about the constant ditditditditditditditditdit edit: And the ribbon was so worn out that you needed forensic equipment to read it, but i persevered. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] magnolia_mayhem@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago I remeber being 7 or 8 and rolling a ream of that paper down our hall and drawing dinosaurs from one end to the other permalink fedilink source parent [–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 7 points 4 months ago (2 children) Bit late now, but a tiny squirt of WD-40 into the ribbon cartridge often got you another few hundred pages out of it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) about 30 years too late, lol But thats gonna be one of those things thats gonna be stuck in my head for the rest of my life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago It'll come in handy later on when you're in that government doomsday shelter and you need to print a hard copy of the nuke disarm codes on the line printer that was big enough to need a tarp as a dust cover. permalink fedilink source parent [–] deltapi@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago I would love to have the same model Star Micronics I had in the 90s. Selectable tractor or friction feed, 24pin, multiple text fonts...it was nice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago* (4 children) My favorite dot matrix memory is printing a like 400 page Breath of Fire 3 strategy guide on a daisy wheel dot matrix, and it took over night to print and everyone in the house complained about the constant ditditditditditditditditdit edit: And the ribbon was so worn out that you needed forensic equipment to read it, but i persevered. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] magnolia_mayhem@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago I remeber being 7 or 8 and rolling a ream of that paper down our hall and drawing dinosaurs from one end to the other permalink fedilink source parent [–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 7 points 4 months ago (2 children) Bit late now, but a tiny squirt of WD-40 into the ribbon cartridge often got you another few hundred pages out of it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) about 30 years too late, lol But thats gonna be one of those things thats gonna be stuck in my head for the rest of my life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago It'll come in handy later on when you're in that government doomsday shelter and you need to print a hard copy of the nuke disarm codes on the line printer that was big enough to need a tarp as a dust cover. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] magnolia_mayhem@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago I remeber being 7 or 8 and rolling a ream of that paper down our hall and drawing dinosaurs from one end to the other permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 7 points 4 months ago (2 children) Bit late now, but a tiny squirt of WD-40 into the ribbon cartridge often got you another few hundred pages out of it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) about 30 years too late, lol But thats gonna be one of those things thats gonna be stuck in my head for the rest of my life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago It'll come in handy later on when you're in that government doomsday shelter and you need to print a hard copy of the nuke disarm codes on the line printer that was big enough to need a tarp as a dust cover. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) about 30 years too late, lol But thats gonna be one of those things thats gonna be stuck in my head for the rest of my life. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago It'll come in handy later on when you're in that government doomsday shelter and you need to print a hard copy of the nuke disarm codes on the line printer that was big enough to need a tarp as a dust cover. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago It'll come in handy later on when you're in that government doomsday shelter and you need to print a hard copy of the nuke disarm codes on the line printer that was big enough to need a tarp as a dust cover. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deltapi@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago I would love to have the same model Star Micronics I had in the 90s. Selectable tractor or friction feed, 24pin, multiple text fonts...it was nice. permalink fedilink source parent