The dot matrix printer uses one or two columns of dot hammers that are moved across the paper. The hammers rapidly press the ribbon into the paper, which causes the ink to be deposited.

There was much whooping and hollering, as there often is when a dot matrix printer screams into life ... as the excess WD40 was absorbed by the paper after a few prints. Digging out an old blue ...

The head moves across the paper and your job — should you decide ... someone will try to make music with dot matrix printers, too.

An impact printer, or dot matrix printer, works by physically striking the paper with ink, similarly to how a typewriter works. Impact printers have small pins placed on the printhead, which moves ...

This office "workhorse" incorporates a 24-pin dot matrix printer ... per second if you're in a hurry. The printer can handle wide-format paper (up to 304.8mm) and tackle multi-copy tasks ...