The dot matrix printer uses one or two columns ... which is approximately 90 to 180 lines per minute (lpm). See line matrix printer. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.

There was much whooping and hollering, as there often is when a dot matrix printer screams into life ... black ink flowing smoothly and consistently, line after line. Further tests with images ...

Line matrix printers can exist in harsh conditions and are often found in warehouses and other industrial environments. The print mechanism is a row of dot hammers that is almost as wide as the page.

What do you do when your dot matrix printer’s ribbon is torn to shreds after decades of use, and no new cartridges are available? You might like to attempt a ribbon transplant from another ...

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