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.

What we dislike: Setup takes time. Fairly noisy. Choice 3: Epson LX-350 Dot Matrix Printer Our take: Impressive nine-pin dot matrix printer offering good value and fast, effective printing.

What we dislike: Setup takes time. Fairly noisy. Choice 3: Epson LX-350 Dot Matrix Printer Our take: Impressive nine-pin dot matrix printer offering good value and fast, effective printing.

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.

The print quality produced by a dot matrix printer is significantly affected by the number and size of pins in the print head -- even the best dot matrix printers generally can't match the quality ...

Dot Matrix Printer With a Parallel or Serial Connector Look at your computer to see if you have a parallel connector (25 pin) or a serial connector (9 pin).

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.

Each 8-pin DIP has two 5×7-matrix, high-visibility LED displays. They bear date codes from the late 80s under the part number, GPD340, but sadly, precious little data about them could be dredged ...

This office "workhorse" incorporates a 24-pin dot matrix printer, allowing it to churn out forms at a standard rate of 180 characters per second, with speeds hitting 240 characters per second if ...

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 ...