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Yet letters are drawn out of a dot matrix, allowing users to print in a variety of fonts and produce graphics. Additionally, dot matrix printers allowed for faster printing. Many of the early dot ...

The print head can get very hot. Fixed Character Spacing Unlike laser and inkjet printers, which can create characters of any size, dot matrix printers have limited options.

Robinson says with so many businesses still needing to print multi-part invoices, waybills, picking slips, secure pay slips, and the like, dot matrix printers could survive for another 20 years yet.

Most dot-matrix impact printers use a tractor feed mechanism. Tractor feeds use wheels with sprockets that fit into strips with holes that are attached to the side of a regular size piece of paper ...

Robinson says that the Epson LX-350 is the best-selling dot matrix printer in South Africa, shifting significant unit volumes each month at Tarsus Distribution, part of the Tarsus Technology Group.