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I'm a huge fan of this. There's something magical about receipt printers. I love the idea that there is a long, infinite canvas which can flow from the printer.

I'm a huge fan of this. There's something magical about receipt printers. I love the idea that there is a long, infinite canvas which can flow from the printer. And part of the allure is the clunky slowness of the printer and the rough analog quality of the print. That rendering of the mountains works very well for the medium! Sorry for the self promo, this is just too relevant not to share: I created a generative art piece using receipt printers in which the printers "print themselves to death" over a tub of water. Video here: https://vimeo.com/336939272 https://vimeo.com/336939272

thih9 4y ago
> Video is not rated. Log in to watch. I don't have a vimeo account; is there a mirror on a site that doesn't require an account?
- bombcar 4y ago
  Maybe it's my adblockers but I was able to see it directly. Nice idea, reminds me of the aliens from Half Life somehow.
- astroalex 4y ago
  Strange. I'm able to view the video in an incognito window.
jerpint 4y ago
"existence is pain!" That printer, probably
dementik 4y ago
> the clunky slowness of the printer I understand what you mean, but e.g. Toshiba TCx thermal receipt printer (6145-1TN) prints 406mm/sec (125 lps at 8lpi). I think that is very very fast.
- astroalex 4y ago
  Wow, good point! I suppose the thermal printers that I've hacked around with are probably very dated in comparison.
honkdaddy 4y ago
Neat! It lasted way longer under water than I would've expected it to.