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Dot matrix printing

technology Maturity 9-11

A printer makes words on paper.

Epson MX-80.jpg
Epson MX-80.jpg
It uses tiny pins to hit a ribbon. The ribbon has ink on it. This makes little dots. The dots make letters. It can even make many copies at once.
Indian railway suburban rail ticket.jpg
Indian railway suburban rail ticket.jpg
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File:Tally 5040 Passbook dot matrix printer.jpg
Tally 5040 Passbook dot matrix printer.jpg
File:"Delivery", printed in a bold, large font on a dot matrix printer.jpg
"Delivery", printed in a bold, large font...
File:Indian railway suburban rail ticket.jpg
Indian railway suburban rail ticket.jpg
File:Epson MX-80.jpg
Epson MX-80.jpg
File:Dot matrix example text.png
Dot matrix example text.png
File:Printer dot matrix EPSON VP-500.jpg
Printer dot matrix EPSON VP-500.jpg
File:Tally Genicom T2240 print head assembly - cross section.jpg
Tally Genicom T2240 print head assembly -...
File:Epson dot matrix printer.jpg
Epson dot matrix printer.jpg
File:Epson Wide Carriage 9-pin printer - with legal paper 8.5x14.jpg
Epson Wide Carriage 9-pin printer - with...
File:Tally Genicom T2240 print head pins.jpg
Tally Genicom T2240 print head pins.jpg
File:9 nadel druckkopf-star nl10--hinnerk ruemenapf vs01-p50.jpg
9 nadel druckkopf-star nl10--hinnerk...
File:IBM 5103 printer in Tekniska museet (1).jpg
IBM 5103 printer in Tekniska museet (1).jpg

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