The dot matrix printer uses one or two columns of dot hammers ... while 24-pin heads produce typewriter quality output. Speeds range from 200 to 400 characters per second (cps), which is ...

Dot matrix printers are the dinosaurs that won’t go extinct. They are not unlike a typewriter with the type bars behind the ink ribbon replaced by a row of metal pins controlled by solenoids ...

If like us you long for a simpler way to get your news, [Andrew Schmelyun] has a partial solution with this dot-matrix news ... was able to echo output to the printer from a Raspberry Pi Zero ...