On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 09:24:48PM -0500, Nate Bargmann wrote:
* On 2021 10 May 16:05 -0500, Russell L. Harris wrote:
I use a dot-matrix printer with tractor feed to print self-adhesive
address labels. There is no formatting; just several lines of plain
text, one address per file. There is no driver; the printer is
managed by CUPS to receive "raw" data. I print labels using the "lpr"
command.
Oh wow, memories!
In the summer of 1990 while going to electronics school I bought a
Panasonic KX-P1124 24 pin dot matrix printer. That set me back a few
hundred bucks at the time but it was worth it to be able to submit near
letter quality lab reports and schematic drawings.
I used it for several years afterward until I bought a Deskjet (one and
done with that tech) and then bartered my way into a laser printer. I
don't recall if I gave the '1124 away or sent it to recycling several
years ago. :-(
It is cheap; it is easy and simple for one-off jobs (For labels I use
the editor "nano".); a box of 5000 tractor-feed labels lasts for ever,
even if you must print two or three duplicates to get to the tear-off
point. The only down-side is the table space (I leave mine set up),
and the fact that if you don't use it every few weeks, the ribbon
dries out a little. My OKI Microline 320 connects via USB.
RLH