renzev@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoEven paper glowslemmy.worldimagemessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1835arrow-down110
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minus-squareUnityDevice@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up32·8 months agoThen they’ll just identify you by the sound of the printer being audible from down the street.
minus-squareAusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·8 months agoAre those still being made? Can a consumer buy one?
minus-squarethemoonisacheese@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·8 months agoI don’t think they make them anymore but unsurprisingly most are still functionnal.
minus-squareuienia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoThe challenge would be to find paper for it.
minus-squareDeath_Equity@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months agoYou can still buy both the printer and paper on Amazon.
minus-squareRagnarok314159@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 months agoThey are still used in finance. There are a lot of antiquated technologies finance still uses because some random broker with millions of dollars on his book of business just says “nah, I am not using the new stuff”.
minus-squareLucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months agoI know Tom Scott was able to buy one brand new on Amazon a few years back. Link to him talking about it.
Dot matrix FTW
Then they’ll just identify you by the sound of the printer being audible from down the street.
Are those still being made? Can a consumer buy one?
I don’t think they make them anymore but unsurprisingly most are still functionnal.
The challenge would be to find paper for it.
You can still buy both the printer and paper on Amazon.
They are still used in finance. There are a lot of antiquated technologies finance still uses because some random broker with millions of dollars on his book of business just says “nah, I am not using the new stuff”.
I know Tom Scott was able to buy one brand new on Amazon a few years back.
Link to him talking about it.
Yes, see Amazon.