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.

The noise of a dot matrix printer is probably as synonymous with ... there are plenty whose consumables are long gone. [Drygol] had an Apple ImageWriter II with exactly that problem, and after ...

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.

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 ...