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minus-square@AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink11•1 year agoAre those still being made? Can a consumer buy one?
minus-square@themoonisacheese@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink14•1 year agoI don’t think they make them anymore but unsurprisingly most are still functionnal.
minus-square@Death_Equity@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink7•1 year agoYou can still buy both the printer and paper on Amazon.
minus-square@Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilink5•1 year 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-squareLucasWaffyWaflinkfedilink5•1 year 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
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.