On Wed, Aug 12, 2026 at 11:38 AM Alain Mouette via Freedos-devel
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>
> Very interesting project.
>
> Maybe I can help, last century (1980/90) I made the project of the most
> succesfull impact printer in Brazil...

That's very cool. I like that impact printers are still around in
2026. Epson sells new 9-pin dot matrix printers, too.
https://epson.com/For-Work/Printers/Impact-Dot-Matrix/LX-350-Impact-Dot-Matrix-Printer/p/C11CC24001

>
> If you create an image of the result, I am sure old computer's fans will
> love it,
> but think of making it Linux compatible... just by using DJGPP
>

I got the idea for this program because I wrote a (simple) version of
it for my new book. That program reads text input and generates a PGM
image (which is viewable on Linux) that emulates a dot-matrix printer.
There's even some sample output in the book. :-)
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/979-8-8688-2931-4


The DOS version will display in graphics mode as it goes, with sound,
so you can watch the printed image appear. I figure that will be
exciting for people to see.


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