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Article #619720Re: 1956 -- circuit reliability book
From: AndyW
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 09:02
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 09:02
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On 25/01/2018 21:54, Andreas Kohlbach wrote: > When I read some 80s magazines, for example about dot-matrix printers, > the ads say "Has all you'll ever need". > > I mean back in 1986 to have a 24 needle printer must have been awesome > and you might have though, how could this can get any better. > > Well you didn't know about laser- or ink printers back then, although > technology existed already. ;-) Nothing quite like the sound of a DM printer. Crackle of a log fire, roar of a waterfall, zizz of a DM printer and the hiss of a paraffin pressure lamp. Favourite sounds. I had a DM printer in regular use until about 10 years ago. I was contacted by a local church in the early 90s who wondered if they should get a desktop publishing system with laser printers for the notices and orders of service. Until then they has a typewriter and a Gestetner duplicator (I think Mimeograph if you are left side of the pond). I got hold of a Mac SE and a dot matrix printer being dumped by my work and, without a ribbon, the DM printer cut the stencil perfectly giving access to 'hi res' graphics. It was a cracking little set up and was only retired when the duplicator ink became hard to obtain. Now they have a PC and laser printer. Perfect prints but souless and no character. Andy
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