On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:31:39 +0000 (GMT) Dave Liquorice wrote :
Does it have to 7 pin? 9 pin are still available but cheap they are
not compared to inkjets. A quick google in the UK on dot matrix 9 pin
produced:

http://www.printerland.co.uk/acatalog/9_Pin.html

Which shows a range of what is available.

Before leaving the UK I sold our trusty Epson LQ570 24-pin on eBay for a
whole £2. We had it for printing continuous labels.

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Tony Bryer, 'Software to build on' www.superbeam.co.uk