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I would love to know what business niche these have been filling in Japan - TFA states that this series of machine has been offered since 1984. Does it have an

• LegitShady 2y ago
  dot matrix printers use impact printing - it physically strikes the paper to push an inky ribbon against the paper, like an old school typewriter ribbon. for areas where carbon copies are required a laser or inkjet printer won't replace a dot matrix printer because they can't activate the carbon layer by physically touching it - you'd have print the form again and sign each one, or something similar.
• MrSkelter 2y ago
  It’s like a Toughbook. People who have bought them for 49 years want nothing else. It’s a brand with a brand.
  • 0_____0 2y ago
    I mean I get that bit, but where would you see one in the wild? The bank? I know Japan has some anachronistic tendencies but I'm curious what the job description of someone who uses one of these is