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Questions tagged [printer]

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Why were teletype printers not used for DOS computers?

Prior to the introduction of DOS in 1981 teletype printers were probably the most common hardcopy printer being used - usually in govt, educational or research facilities. When DOS arrived, teletype ...
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Where did DOS store graphics fonts?

I remember using a wysiwyg print program called Fontasy for CGI graphics in DOS because of a lack of standardized graphics fonts. Companies were selling "font packs" for other type fonts. Prior to Win ...
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Serial Receipt Printer Garbage

I connected a vintage serial matrix receipt printer (datamega DPN-233) via FTDI to my macbooks usb. It performs its own Selftest without problems, prints an example and the RS 232 configuration (19200....
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How to renew and re-ink old printer ribbons?

What is the proper way to restore and re-ink old typewriter, calculator, dot matrix printer, and mainframe lineprinter ribbons? Usually fabric ribbons or open-cell foam sponge rollers were used to ...
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Where to find thermal paper for Aquarius or Commodore printer?

The thermal printer that was sold for use with the Mattel Aquarius or VIC-20 / Commodore 64 is an Alphacom VP42. This uses thermal paper, 4 3/8" wide. Original paper for these printers is very ...