Re: Distros specifically designed for children

On 30 May 2025 17:58:23 GMT
rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

   Until the 90s, you were probably better off with a SERIAL
printer. The old, rugged, LOUD, OkiData pin printers come to mind.
Only a FEW special codes to shift between limited print modes - the
drivers were kinda easy to tweak. 

 
When QA needed to test with a dot matrix printer I dug my old Oki out
of the shed. I'd forgotten how noisy it was. We had several sites
that used a Digi with 4 serial ports for the stuff that still was
RS-232.

There's major airports in the US where you can still see those little
dot-matrix Okis in active service, tucked away in a corner of the gate
desk. Absolute champs.