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Dot matrix printer go EEEEEEEN-futfutfut-EEEEEEEEN-futfutfut... (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by taanegl@lemmy.world to c/funny@lemmy.world

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[–] Aurora_TheFirstLight@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yes they did exactly that actually

Iirc from a YouTube video I watch long ago they trade mark all the ink printer technology and abused it for years until we made laser printers

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I bought a laser printer for my job in 1990. They've been around

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah but they cost like thousands of dollars back then. Upwards of five figures for professional grade printers I believe. They were out of reach for most consumers.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 3 points 8 months ago

Do you mean patents? Trademarking ink wouldn't do anything.