Dot matrix printers are the dinosaurs that won’t go ... At their best they could deliver a surprising level of quality, but their sound once heard is not forgotten, because it was extremely ...

the tractor and sprocket mechanism in these devices handles thicker media better than laser and inkjet printers. Also known as a "serial dot matrix printer." The dot matrix printer uses one or two ...

The world of computers in the 1980s feels like a time capsule compared to today’s light and thin machines. Long gone are the days of multiple components making up a single computer space, as the 1980s ...

Excerpted from The Chinese Computer: A Global History of the Information Age, by Thomas S. Mullaney. Published by The MIT ...