[Coco] printer ribbons

[Ward Griffiths]

On 03/21/2006 10:54 pm, Frank Pittel wrote:
> I've been looking at adding a printer to my coco collection. Unfortunatly
> all the printers that will work with my coco needs ribbons that are getting
> harder and harder to get. Does anyone know of a secret source of ribbons??

While nowadays my own preference is to route my printing into another 
computer, if you have an impact printer, Computer Friends in Oregon 
apparently still makes and sells their MacInker (name has nothing to do with 
Apple, in fact it predates the Lisa) devices.  I used one for years during 
the 80s and 90s.  While ribbons will eventually wear out, I could get years 
of use out of them.   I thought they were long gone until I just googled for 
them, thinking of getting a new MacInker (I do have a Pinwriter and a couple 
of Epsons, and I'm tired of paying for inkjet cartridges -- I print so little 
physical paper, that I'll get maybe 10% of the ink out of a cartridge before 
it dries up and blocks the jets).  www.cfriends.com/macinker.htm
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