Subj : 9-pin dot matrix
To   : All
From : Sean Dennis
Date : Wed Nov 29 2023 23:27:28

Hi everyone,

I am looking to find an unused 9-pin (or higher) dot matrix printer for my
BBS.  I had a beautiful 24-pin, 132-column Panasonic KX-P2624 dot matrix
printer that I paid $5 for from a thrift store in Marietta, Georgia in 2007
but lost it when I couldn't afford to pay my storage room in 2020 and lost a
lot of good hardware (and a lot of rare OS/2 software) that way. :(

I'd like to find an IBM, Okidata, or Panasonic printer.  I looked on eBay
and Lord, the overly high prices made me spit out my soda.  Then Amazon was
worse: USD$295 for a used OKI Microline 320 Elite?  For that price, I could
buy a new one.

The reason for a dot-matrix is compatibility with native OS/2 printer
drivers (ArcaOS has CUPS but it is an out-of-date version and to build a PPD
file for my Brother inkjet is just too much) and no inkjet ink to dry up.  I
know how to resurrect an old dot-matrix printer ribbon using WD-40 and a
warm oven.  If that isn't old school, I don't know what is.  Plus I mainly
print only text such as netmails, manual pages, and the like occasionally.

Once I get Devaun Linux set up on my personal box (Any Day Now[tm]), I could
set up a lpd server but that is more work than I want to do. <G>

If anyone can help me out, I'd appreciate it.  You can netmail me directly.

Thanks,
Sean

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