[plug] Wanted: dotmatrix printer

[Jonathan Young]

It's not dead.  For certain applications they are still used.

Also plenty of people still use them for printing in triplicate (couriers
even, I suspect).

You can definitely still buy them new (Epson for example), but you just
don't see them advertised.

- Jonathan


On 2/23/2006, "Shannon Carver" <Shannon.Carver at P-S-T.COM.AU> wrote:

>On the topic of Dot Matrix printers, have these things actually
>disappeared into obscurity??  I've got a friend who makes PCB designs to
>be manufactured and he's always on the lookout for dot matrix printers
>as they're apparently the only ones that'll print on the special design
>paper or something.
>
>I guess what I'm asking is, is it a dead technology? Or are there still
>applications that need this particular type of printer?
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: plug-bounces at plug.org.au [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au] On
>Behalf
>> Of Kev
>> Sent: Wednesday, 22 February 2006 10:11 PM
>> To: plug at plug.org.au
>> Subject: Re: [plug] Wanted: dotmatrix printer
>> 
>> 
>> Bruce M. Axtens wrote:
>> > Does anyone know where I'd find an
>> > in-good-working-order Panasonic KXP-1180?
>> 
>> G'day Bruce
>> 
>> Must it be that particular printer?  I have an excellent (and mean
>> excellent) 24 pin Toshiba P321SL with cut sheet feeder and spare
>ribbons
>> free to a good home.  This thing cost nearly $2,000 new about 15(ish)
>> years ago.
>> 
>> If Bruce doesn't want it, then anyone else with need for a good DM
>> printer contact me off-list.  Btw, I have all the manuals and driver
>> disks for it too.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Kev
>> 
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