Re: printers Now VS. Then

[IUnknown <stevementzer@gmail.com>]

On Mar 16, 2:36 pm, rich12345 <aiiad...@gmail.com> wrote:
> My Epson FX80 did and still does print hundreds of pages per ribbon
> cartridge.  It's noisy and uses tractor feed.  I have a re-inker
> machine that will refill a cartridge for <$0.50.  It uses cheap black
> ink, like the stuff you use for stamp pads.
>
> I've owned several HP printers since.  All of them are garbage.  When
> the printers shut down, the ink cartridge drips ink into the case.
> They last about 4 months, and then refuse to function.  If not used at
> least once a month, the ink cartridge dries up.  Ink is expensive.
>
> the FX80 is great for printing PDF's, manuals, etc.
>
> It's cheaper to buy a new printer with ink in it already than it is to
> get replacement ink cartridges....  I guess that's ok, because the
> printers are full of gears, stepper motors, all kinds of great stuff.


I had an old Okidata 81a (iirc) back in the day....  Worked FOREVER.

Even my Imagewriter II was a decent printer, although the multi-color
ribbon annoyed me to no end because they were much more $$$ than they
needed to be.