The dot matrix printer uses one or two columns of dot hammers that are moved across the paper. The hammers rapidly press the ribbon into the paper, which causes the ink to be deposited.

These days a printer — especially one at home — is likely to spray ink out of nozzles. It is getting harder to find home laser printers, and earlier printer technologies such as dot matrix are ...

We were working with a ribbon from an Epson GX-80, which is approximately 2 meters long and coiled up inside ... as there often is when a dot matrix printer screams into life in a suburban household.

Line matrix printers can exist in harsh conditions and are often found in warehouses and other industrial environments. The print mechanism is a row of dot hammers that is almost as wide as the page.

This all-in-one device, the successor to the SJ-9100, throws together an eclectic mix of hardware: a dot matrix printer, a DVD drive, a touchscreen, and dual SSDs, all running on ...