alt Hacker NewsBeen thinking of doing something similar, I have an Apple ImageWriter and Atari 1025 sitting in my basement. Does anyone know how long dot matrix ink ribbons last new?
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bombcar • today at 1:26 PM
Do you mean last as in how long until they dry out or last in how much you can print?
It's usually linear inches of text - which depends on how much you're printing.
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If they're anything like typewriter ribbons of the era (and why wouldn't they be?), a really long time if you re-ink them periodically. I don't think any of my dad's fabric ribbons ever actually broke, and he typed a lot.
EDIT: Not "professional secretary" levels, but a lot. Enough that he bought a Selectric II for use at home.