Google goes back to the 60s

[Scott Allen]

On 15 December 2012 14:39, James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I don't recall bi-directional printing before dot matrix printers.

Some daisywheels were capable of bi-directional printing but time
wise, maybe not before dot matrix.

> The big systems used drum printers, where there were rows of
> characters around a cylinder.

Or chain or band printers.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_printer#Chain_.28train.29_printer>

The staple high speed printers used by the company I worked for in the
early days were Printronix P600 comb printers.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printronix>

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Scott
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