The noise of a dot matrix printer is probably as synonymous with 1980s computing as the modem handshake would become with the desktop experience a decade or more later. But unlike the computers ...

Before the 1980s, laser printers were expensive, high-volume units. At that time, dot matrix printers commanded the early PC desktop market for homes and businesses. Compact laser printers ...

s a sure sign of what we euphemistically call ?mature? technology when the specifications go into reverse. So it is with the dot-matrix printer. Four years ago the punters wanted letter-quality print: ...

Check out more from the series here. Listener and reader Geoffrey Newton from Falls Church, Virginia, asks: Why do airlines still use dot matrix printers? For many companies that use outdated ...

Toshiba’s Jimucon SJ-9500 combines a mix of retro hardware Features include dot matrix printing, DVD drive, touchscreen, SSDs Customizable for industries, offers broad connectivity and energy ...

This chunky all-in-one desktop boldly blends vintage components like a dot matrix printer with modern hardware into one eye-catching package. This office "workhorse" is the successor to Toshiba's ...

Excerpted from The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age, by Thomas S. Mullaney. Published by The MIT Press. Copyright © 2024 MIT. All rights ...

“It was only a Commodore 64, with a dot-matrix printer, but it got a highway moved to the top of a mountain.” Carol grinned when we met again earlier this month and I reminded her of thi ...