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Re:Epson MX-80 Fonts (1980 Dot Matrix Printer) by tengwar2 on Thursday August 21, 2025 @06:12AM (#44970977)
From memory, I think we put ours (an FX80 rather than the MX80) in a box to keep the sound down. It was used with an [HP86](https://archive.org/details/PersonalComputerWorld1982-10/pag...) controlling some lab equipment. Setting that up was my first paid job.
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Re:Epson MX-80 Fonts (1980 Dot Matrix Printer) by weinzierl on Thursday August 21, 2025 @09:06AM (#44972295)
They sold boxes specifically for that.
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Re:Epson MX-80 Fonts (1980 Dot Matrix Printer) by LargoLasskhyfv on Thursday August 21, 2025 @07:00PM (#44979178)
I think they were mandatory for Doctors medical practices after some point in Germany.

There the Epsons were called the "Ärztedrucker" because Doctors they used them for "carbon copy" prescriptions. Even after Laser- or Inkjetprinters were common. No carbon copy possible there. And they had to be carbon copied, for legal reasons.

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