While laser and inkjet printers are increasingly popular, older technology still has value in daily life. Dot matrix printers are similar to manual typewriters, with a history dating back over 100 ...

Dot matrix printers, also known as impact matrix devices, are an older kind of printer that relies on an ink-soaked ribbon similar to that used in a typewriter. These devices were the most common ...

A decade or so ago, dot matrix printers were all the rage. Ranging in price from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars, dot matrix printers (those over 30 can skip this part) actually branded paper ...

It is the Saturday evening before Mother’s Day. As usual I have forgotten to buy a card and the shops are closed. No matter. I boot up the Zenith Z-150, an IBM PC compatible, turn on the Epson MX-80 ...

In a nutshell: Retrofuturism has made an unlikely comeback in office tech with Toshiba's latest release, the Jimucon SJ-9500. This chunky all-in-one desktop boldly blends vintage components like a dot ...

Don't let a malfunctioning dot matrix printer give you fits. Learn some techniques for solving several common dot matrix printer problems and advice on finding increasingly scarce parts. These days, ...

At one time or another, we’ve all suffered through working with a piece of equipment that didn’t feature a way to export its data to another device. Whether it was just too old to offer such niceties, ...