vjp2.at@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> I'm curious if anyone still manufactures a simple, easy-to-repair,
rugged
> dot-matrix serial-interface (only pins 2,3,8,20 on DB25) printer which
uses
> ordinary spool typewriter ribbon. Plain ASCII, no graphics, no fonts, no
PDF.
>
> I used to have an Oki m82a for twelve years and I kick myself I ever
threw
> it away. I even used "film" ribbons on it, which were actually not
> recommended.
>
> I got my inkjet down to injecting one dollar's worth of ink into a
twenty
> five dollar cartridge, but when I hear the manufacturer suing ink
> manufacturers for infringement, I want to get away from them altogether.
I
> can't honestly believe people aren't upset being ripped off for ink on a
> printer they paid next to nothing for. I mean, if I want fancy printing,
I go
> to Kinko or something. I'm even looking for a service (Kinko comes
close) I
> can send large print jobs to by net. It was cool when I could do this on
> CompuServe before Anerdica OffLine ruined them.
>
> If Negroponte got to manufacturing a windup laptop for third world
> students, I can't imagine there isn't also a need for "appropriate
> technology" in printers.
>
> - = -
> Vasos-Peter John Panagiotopoulos II, Reagan Mozart Pindus
BioStrategist
> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/vjp2/vasos.htm
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Google is your friend. Have you tried it?
Also check out Okidata.
Lou
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