Re: What's the oldest printer you still use these days?

On 2019-04-08, Ant <[email protected]> wrote:
> My colony still uses a HP LaserJet 6P connected to a 2008 15" MacBook 
> Pro with parallel -> USB adapter. I had to install Gutenprint's printer 
> drivers in Mac OS X (Leopard v10.5.8 and El Capitan v10.11.6) to use it. 
> I still have my HP PhotoSmart 8450 inkjet printer. They both mostly work 
> with a few minor annoying issues (e.g., paper feeds).

I still regularly use a Panasonic KX-P1124 dot matrix printer for
multipart forms. Bought it new and it's been so long I'm not sure
what year that was. (Late 1980s? I originally bought it to use with
my Commodore 64 along with a Centronics interface adapter for that
computer.)

It's worked pretty well over the years but now the hard rubber platen
is deteriorating and coming apart, causing no print where it's worn
away and paper misfeeds. Basically it's a thin rubber strip cemented in
place that provides a smooth surface that yields a little for the print
head to hammer on behind the paper.  Not sure where to get replacment
material for that.

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