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Can anyone identify this dot matrix printer next to a Neo-Geo?

Zap!

Zap!

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I apologize for the horrendous quality, but it's the only know one that I have. First, I'll tell you what I know for certain. This was once mine, and this capture is from 1992. I got the printer in 1991. So the model is no newer than 1991, although it could be older if the stock was old.

Those stipes on it are just the sun reflecting on my blinds. It was all-white. Sitting in front of it is a Neo-Geo. That can provide a great clue as to the size. It appears to be an inch high in the front, then sleekly rises. There was a very large, smoked plastic cover that opened. Looks like it started about 5 inches back. I believe there's input on the right (out of focus), but I'm not certain. However it appears to show a button in the pic.

Any help would be appreciated. I'd love to once again have my old printer model back again. I do not know the make of the printer by the way.

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VERAULT said:
could be an imagewriter II, could also be an Italdesign Scigera.. its a terrible picture.
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So far I haven't seen any Imagewriter II's that matched. The Neo-Geo (black system in front of it) is about three inches high, so this printer has to only be about one inch in front, then gradually rises. The smoked plastic starts about 4-5 inches from the front, and goes all the way back. On the right that's likely where the controls are.

Yup, the pic is horrid lol. It was a capture of a video I took in 1992. I wasn't focusing on the printer, mostly the Neo-Geo. Still, at least it provides something.
 
Don't know much about the new Stihl saws. All of mine are "Made in W. Germany". Big saw is a 056; my day to day saw is an 032AV. Darned things run forever if you keep 'em up. For pruning, I use a Homelite XL--a great little saw. Naturally, none of these has a chain brake or other such safety nonsense.

The loggers around here seem to have given up on Stihl and gone to Husqvarna.
 
Chuck(G) said:
Don't know much about the new Stihl saws. All of mine are "Made in W. Germany". Big saw is a 056; my day to day saw is an 032AV. Darned things run forever if you keep 'em up. For pruning, I use a Homelite XL--a great little saw. Naturally, none of these has a chain brake or other such safety nonsense.

The loggers around here seem to have given up on Stihl and gone to Husqvarna.
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Thats pretty funny Chuck, my Stihl which just died was an 80s West Germany 028 woodboss..
And I ALSO have a Homelite XL which my father bought sometime between 84 and 86 for all the trees that fell in a hurricane at the time. I love this saw, problem Is I cant find anyone here to get it running right. Here in CT, nobody takes you seriously if you bring them old equipment for repair. Its a damn shame because I love that little saw.

By the way Chuck, my Wife and I were watching Scarface (1983 version) last night and the scene where the guy pulls out a chainsaw and cuts down the guy in the shower.. I was convinced it was a homelite XL painted yellow with the emblem removed. It looks exactly like my homelite XL

If this brand new saw doesnt work out I may try a Husqvarna.

Anyway I am done for the day, time to wash off all the poison ivy.........
 
No poison ivy here--but we've got lots of poison oak--and it's tick season. Grabbed a couple of the buggers off me yesterday. They don't seem to want to bite me, just crawl around. Maybe it's the meds I'm taking that render me disgusting.

Are you sure that the saw in the movie wasn't a Mini Mac? That's definitely small and yellow.

That little XL isn't a difficult saw to maintain, you can get carb rebuild kits for peanuts (pretty much standard Walbro fare); replace hoses and filters and that's pretty much the whole thing. I bought mine in 1990. I was surprised to see that eBay even has the sprocket drum available NOS.

The 056 is getting to be a little too much for me in my old age. It doesn't have a compression release, so starting is a matter of boot in the handle and pull with all your might on the starter rope; lather, rinse, repeat. It's a heavy pig with gear drive on the chain. I have a ripping chain for it and use it with my Alaska mill.

I think my string trimmer/brush cutter (Robin NB04) has a bigger engine on it than does the XL...yup; 37.7 cc for the Robin, 26 cc for the Homelite.
 
im terrible with Carbs. I just cant wrap my head around the mechanics of it all. I know alot of people get it. Until I do they wont make sense, and Im not doing much to make it easier on myself.

All I can say is lookup scarface. I think its a homelite XL in that scene.
 
VERAULT said:
You guys missed my joke entirely... I'm sad now.. Guess Ill go chainsaw some trees....
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Ha! I saw that there were a bunch of replies in here and I got excited, thinking perhaps that I had a lead to the printer type. Perhaps I should just draw the printer instead, since the pic is a poor capture from a video.
 
I'm going to bump this because I really want that printer again, and I have no known other photos of it. It's very unique looking. The smoked part that opens up is very large, taking up about 80% of the printer. It was purchased in 1991 and is dot-matrix.
 
I had an Okidata printer which included a smoky plastic acoustic cover. The Okidata ML-182 looks somewhat similar to what is shown and the acoustic cover is greyish.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/143939409777 is the cover

If you can find other printers that look like what you remember, then tracking down the cover might be easier.
Do you recall anything about the printer like how good was the printing or how fast it printed?
 
krebizfan said:
I had an Okidata printer which included a smoky plastic acoustic cover. The Okidata ML-182 looks somewhat similar to what is shown and the acoustic cover is greyish.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/143939409777 is the cover

If you can find other printers that look like what you remember, then tracking down the cover might be easier.
Do you recall anything about the printer like how good was the printing or how fast it printed?
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I used it to print a newsletter on an Atari STe computer in the early 90's, and had it until roughly 1995. It was quite slow and noisy. The printing quality wasn't that great, I actually still have stuff that I printed with it. I really wish that I could find the receipt or even the brand name. It's not the Okidata ML-182, because the controls on that model are on the front and go all the way to the left.

The only thing I have going for a major clue is that it is very unique looking. The smoked plastic cover is huge, and the controls are not on the left side. The could be on the front left (my Neo-Geo could be blocking them in that pic), but I wanna say that they are on the right side and not front.
 
It's kind of hard to figure out from your description, but perhaps a Seikosha GP-500?
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Zap! said:
I apologize for the horrendous quality, but it's the only know one that I have. First, I'll tell you what I know for certain. This was once mine, and this capture is from 1992. I got the printer in 1991. So the model is no newer than 1991, although it could be older if the stock was old.

Those stipes on it are just the sun reflecting on my blinds. It was all-white. Sitting in front of it is a Neo-Geo. That can provide a great clue as to the size. It appears to be an inch high in the front, then sleekly rises. There was a very large, smoked plastic cover that opened. Looks like it started about 5 inches back. I believe there's input on the right (out of focus), but I'm not certain. However it appears to show a button in the pic.

Any help would be appreciated. I'd love to once again have my old printer model back again. I do not know the make of the printer by the way.

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I don't think the printer is sloped that much in the front. It appears to be an optical illusion. If you back the video up to 0:11, you can see the left corner.
 
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