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Getting my daily news from a dot matrix printer 2024

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Re: Getting my daily news from a dot matrix printer 2024

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Post by bombcar »

crims0n wrote: post #3

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?

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.

Re: Getting my daily news from a dot matrix printer 2024

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Post by crims0n »

bombcar wrote: post #4
crims0n wrote: post #3

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?

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.

Yeah print… reading anything from a few months to a year. Not bad for how cheap the ribbons are.

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Post by devilbunny »

crims0n wrote: post #3

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?

If they're anything like typewriter ribbons of the era (and why wouldn't they be?), a really long time if you re-ink them periodically. I don't think any of my dad's fabric ribbons ever actually broke, and he typed a lot.

EDIT: Not "professional secretary" levels, but a lot. Enough that he bought a Selectric II for use at home.

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