Back in 1993, I was taking a number theory class

Re:Back in 1993, I was taking a number theory class by ohazi on Monday May 03, 2021 @06:16PM (#27031535)

> if a student even had their own printers set up.

Students aren't allowed to have a printer? O_o

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Re:Back in 1993, I was taking a number theory class by dsr_ on Monday May 03, 2021 @07:17PM (#27032129)

Printers used to be expensive and noisy.

In 1993 I was one of about 3 people on a dorm floor of ultraturbonerds who had a printer in my room; it was a Canon BJ130, I think, which had the distinction of being a tractor-fed 300dpi black-and-white inkjet, and thus much much quieter than my friend's IBM ProPrinter 24XL. How much quieter? It wouldn't wake up people in the next room.

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Re:Back in 1993, I was taking a number theory class by macintux on Monday May 03, 2021 @07:40PM (#27032321)

In 1988 when I was at Purdue, one of my roommates had a Coleco Adam. Presto, instant printer!

Buying a combination computer/printer was a terrible idea for longevity, but it helped me out a lot that year.

(Edit: stupid typo getting old)

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Re:Back in 1993, I was taking a number theory class by xorcist on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @03:17AM (#27034811)

I too had a ProPrinter 24XL! Compared to daisy wheel printers, they were very quiet.

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Re:Back in 1993, I was taking a number theory class by vulcan01 on Monday May 03, 2021 @07:25PM (#27032206)

From what my college-going friends tell me, some colleges want students to pay for a higher print quota instead of having their own printer. More money for the college that way.

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