[HN Gopher] Toshiba stuffs an entire PC into a dot matrix printe...
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       Toshiba stuffs an entire PC into a dot matrix printer - Toshiba
       Jimucon SJ-9500
        
       Author : rbanffy
       Score  : 16 points
       Date   : 2024-11-19 20:57 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | ClassyJacket wrote:
       | I thought I was about to read about a cool old computer from the
       | late 80s, not something from 2024
        
       | netsharc wrote:
       | After yesterday's retro-look case
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42180217 I was expecting
       | someone got an old dot matrix printer, gutted it and put in a
       | modern PC into it.
       | 
       | Let me check eBay for printers...
        
       | 0_____0 wrote:
       | I would love to know what business niche these have been filling
       | in Japan - TFA states that this series of machine has been
       | offered since 1984.
       | 
       | Does it have an operating system like Win/*nix? Or something more
       | bespoke? Does it offer the user an experience free of internet
       | related distractions?
        
       | afandian wrote:
       | The original Apple LaserWriter had a 68000 chip that was more
       | powerful than the Mac it was attached to.
       | 
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_68000_series#Main_use...
        
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