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Posted on April 21, 2025 at 02:44 CDT by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

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By Will Fastie

There is much technology we’re glad to see gone. But “old” does not automatically mean “bad.”

In her article today, Susan mentions dot-matrix printers. Do I want one? No. That technology dominated general-purpose printing and then personal printing for nearly two decades and worked very well.

I remember being thrilled when we replaced 10-character-per-second Teletype 33 terminals with 30-CPS, dot-matrix DECWriters. I thought the Epson MX-80 was great.

Nevertheless, rest in peace.

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.16.0, 2025-04-21).

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