The newer printers have more pins to build characters with finer resolution. The Epson LQ-800 uses 24 pins, like many of the new “letter- quality” dot matrix printers.

Pins or wires in a vertical row comprise the print head of a dot matrix printer. It moves horizontally, creating characters by pushing various pins, not unlike a typewriter.

While I was hoping for new shoes, [Matthias] built this printer for his commodore 64 using a ball point pin and a solenoid to form a hybrid plotter/one pin dot matrix.

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 ...

More complex printers use a larger number of smaller pins, producing greater detail and eliminating the characteristic look of dot matrix text. Common arrangements for these printers include dual ...

Epson and Oki are among the companies that sell new 9-pin and 24-pin dot matrix printers. Most of these printers are easy to connect to Windows workstations.

Our take: Impressive nine-pin dot matrix printer offering good value and fast, effective printing. What we like: Prints 347 characters pers second; efficient and energy-saving.

Pins or wires in a vertical row comprise the print head of a dot matrix printer. It moves horizontally, creating characters by pushing various pins, not unlike a typewriter.

Any printer that can be installed in Windows can be shared. Dot matrix is no exception.<BR><BR>Dot matrix printers usually work much better when they are shared off of a server, though. Quote Report D ...

The ones where tiny pins smack a ribbon and create letters and numbers in a matrix form. Popular circa 1983. Here’s what I mean. If you look behind any airport counter, you’ll see these printers—maybe ...