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| This is the familiar, inexpensive type of ] with a print-head that runs back and forth on the page. Most often it an ] or ]. | This is the familiar, inexpensive type of ] with a print-head that runs back and forth on the page. Most often it an ] or ]. The most common place to see one of these (in the States, anyway) is in a cash register. Almost all small receipts are printed on this type of printer. | ||
| Generally the print-head prints one line of text. It has a single vertical line of dot-making equipment on its print-head. | Generally the print-head prints one line of text. It has a single vertical line of dot-making equipment on its print-head. | ||
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This is the familiar, inexpensive type of computer printer with a print-head that runs back and forth on the page. Most often it an Ink jet printer or impact printer. The most common place to see one of these (in the States, anyway) is in a cash register. Almost all small receipts are printed on this type of printer.
Generally the print-head prints one line of text. It has a single vertical line of dot-making equipment on its print-head.
It produces double-wide characters by printing each vertical slive of a character twice. It produces higher resolutions by printing more slowly. It produces graphics by printing dots, one horizontal character-high stripe at a time.