Last typewriter factory in the world shuts its doors

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 05:50:16PM -0400, Colin McGregor wrote:
> Yes, but... There are some firms that for one reason or another DEPEND
> on multi-part forms (that require impact printers), most firms, and
> most situations are well served by laser / inkjet printers. So, while
> there is a steady / modest market for impact printers it is no longer
> part of the computer mainstream. Sad, but true, specialty items
> command a specialty item price tag...

Whatever happened to daisy wheel printers?  They had beautiful letters,
but of course no graphics at all.  Those were pretty much computer
controlled electronic typewriters.

-- 
Len Sorensen
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