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Been thinking of doing something similar, I have an Apple ImageWriter and Atari 1025 sitting in my basement. Does anyone know how long dot matrix ink ribbons la
by crims0n 6mo ago
Been thinking of doing something similar, I have an Apple ImageWriter and Atari 1025 sitting in my basement. Does anyone know how long dot matrix ink ribbons last new?
- bombcar 6mo agoDo you mean last as in how long until they dry out or last in how much you can print? It's usually linear inches of text - which depends on how much you're printing.
- crims0n 6mo agoYeah print… reading anything from a few months to a year. Not bad for how cheap the ribbons are.
- devilbunny 6mo agoIf they're anything like typewriter ribbons of the era (and why wouldn't they be?), a really long time if you re-ink them periodically. I don't think any of my dad's fabric ribbons ever actually broke, and he typed a lot. EDIT: Not "professional secretary" levels, but a lot. Enough that he bought a Selectric II for use at home.
- finaard 6mo ago[dead]
- brudgers 6mo agoWhen you think “this is terrible, maybe I need a new printer” it is time to change the ribbon…ink ribbons don’t die all at once, their print just keeps getting lighter. And yes, people bought new printers instead of replacing the ribbon because the print from the latest model in the store looked so much better than what they had at home.
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