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Printers used to be expensive and noisy. In 1993 I was one of about 3 people on a dorm floor of ultraturbonerds who had a printer in my room; it was a Canon BJ
by dsr_ 6y ago
Printers used to be expensive and noisy.
In 1993 I was one of about 3 people on a dorm floor of ultraturbonerds who had a printer in my room; it was a Canon BJ130, I think, which had the distinction of being a tractor-fed 300dpi black-and-white inkjet, and thus much much quieter than my friend's IBM ProPrinter 24XL. How much quieter? It wouldn't wake up people in the next room.
- macintux 6y agoIn 1988 when I was at Purdue, one of my roommates had a Coleco Adam. Presto, instant printer! Buying a combination computer/printer was a terrible idea for longevity, but it helped me out a lot that year. (Edit: stupid typo getting old)
- xorcist 6y agoI too had a ProPrinter 24XL! Compared to daisy wheel printers, they were very quiet.