If you were lucky enough to own both a desktop computer and a dot-matrix printer back in the ... cards, and even banners, thanks to the printer paper of the era being just one long sheet ...

Dot matrix printers are similar to manual typewriters, with a history dating back over 100 years. These beloved devices feature an ink-filled ribbon that’s struck by a print head to mark paper ...

The noise of a dot matrix printer is probably as synonymous with 1980s computing as the modem handshake would become with the desktop experience a decade or more later. But unlike the computers ...

Most home users have replaced their old dot matrix printers with newer inkjet or laser printers, but they're still used in some industrial and business applications. Epson and Oki are among the ...

[Credit: The Life of Kenneth] Twitter tickers have been around for a little while now, but this creative use of an old dot matrix printer by a modder named Kenneth is really a fun way to utilize ...

Check out more from the series here. Listener and reader Geoffrey Newton from Falls Church, Virginia, asks: Why do airlines still use dot matrix printers? For many companies that use outdated ...