Getting my daily news from a dot matrix printer 2024

 (aschmelyun.com)

34 points | by xupybd 2 days ago

3 comments

  • brudgers 1 day ago
    Some past comments, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41742210
  • crims0n 1 hour ago
    Been thinking of doing something similar, I have an Apple ImageWriter and Atari 1025 sitting in my basement. Does anyone know how long dot matrix ink ribbons last new?
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    • bombcar 1 hour ago
      Do you mean last as in how long until they dry out or last in how much you can print?

      It's usually linear inches of text - which depends on how much you're printing.

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      • crims0n 19 minutes ago
        Yeah print… reading anything from a few months to a year. Not bad for how cheap the ribbons are.
  • LtWorf 31 minutes ago
    I feel like the author cannot tell a serial and a parallel port apart?