> From: Sova <[email protected]> > > I think you are thinking of "dot matrix" style printers which used rows and > columns of pins to impact the ribbon and print on the page.
No, I'm going for a more typewriter-y look. > From: Russell Senior <[email protected]> > > You mean a daisy-wheel printer like one of these? That's not what I meant, although now that I think of it that might work too. > From: [email protected] (Mr Yum) > > I think he means one of these: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_1403 Yes! Totally. I guess I'm really dating myself here, but I think even when I used one of these in college it was starting to be considered obsolete. I sure loved the sound they made. I think if I came across one today I would be sorely tempted to pry out the type chain and wear it as some kind of hipster jewelry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_1403#mediaviewer/File:IBM_1403_printer_chain.jpg Nevertheless, for this project a daisy wheel printer would work just fine, and is possibly an easier thing to find. (If only I'd hung on to the one I had in high school …) I will tap some shoulders down at Free Geek. I wonder where else such hardware might wash up? -mykle- _______________________________________________ dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list [email protected] http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber
