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- Epson Printer, Model FX-80, circa 1983 - Dot matrix printers were introduced to the computing market in the 1970s. Their operation is similar to a typewriter: a print head moves across the page, striking an inked ribbon, producing characters. As hardware improved, speed and typeface options increased. However groundbreaking, by the 1990s, dot matrix printers were replaced by inkjet and laser printers, capable of producing photorealistic images.

- circa 1983
- Collections - Artifact
Epson Printer, Model FX-80, circa 1983
Dot matrix printers were introduced to the computing market in the 1970s. Their operation is similar to a typewriter: a print head moves across the page, striking an inked ribbon, producing characters. As hardware improved, speed and typeface options increased. However groundbreaking, by the 1990s, dot matrix printers were replaced by inkjet and laser printers, capable of producing photorealistic images.
- Box of Printing Paper, Used with Litton Data Processing System, 1969-1975 -

- 1969-1975
- Collections - Artifact
Box of Printing Paper, Used with Litton Data Processing System, 1969-1975
- Model 28-RO Teletype Machine, circa 1955 - Teletypewriters paved the way for the fax machine, combining typewriter and telegraph technologies. The Teletype Corporation's Model-28 was a rugged machine for military use. Indispensable in newsrooms of the 1950s-1960s, it received a constant flow of updates from news wire services. The KSR model had the ability to send and receive messages, while the RO Teletype only printed incoming messages.

- circa 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Model 28-RO Teletype Machine, circa 1955
Teletypewriters paved the way for the fax machine, combining typewriter and telegraph technologies. The Teletype Corporation's Model-28 was a rugged machine for military use. Indispensable in newsrooms of the 1950s-1960s, it received a constant flow of updates from news wire services. The KSR model had the ability to send and receive messages, while the RO Teletype only printed incoming messages.
- Teletype Transmitter and Printer, Model 26, 1937-1949 -

- 1937-1949
- Collections - Artifact
Teletype Transmitter and Printer, Model 26, 1937-1949
- Box of Carbon Paper, Used with Litton Data Processing System, 1969-1975 -

- 1969-1975
- Collections - Artifact
Box of Carbon Paper, Used with Litton Data Processing System, 1969-1975
- Apple Personal Computer, Model IIGS, 1986-1992 - The Apple IIGS improved upon Apple's first mass market PC, the Apple II. The "GS" relates to its excellent graphics and sound capabilities. It was also one of the first Apples to use a mouse and a color graphical user interface. This system was popular among educators; this IIGS was used in a Detroit classroom in the late 1980s.

- 1986-1992
- Collections - Artifact
Apple Personal Computer, Model IIGS, 1986-1992
The Apple IIGS improved upon Apple's first mass market PC, the Apple II. The "GS" relates to its excellent graphics and sound capabilities. It was also one of the first Apples to use a mouse and a color graphical user interface. This system was popular among educators; this IIGS was used in a Detroit classroom in the late 1980s.
- Apple ImageWriter II Printer, 1986-1992 - This printer was used educationally with an Apple IIGS in the late 1980s in a Detroit classroom. It is a dot matrix printer with complex color printing capabilities, able to simulate hundreds of colors in photographic printouts. As a recipient of a 1986 Industrial Design Excellence Award, it is the first desktop printer to win this honor.

- 1986-1992
- Collections - Artifact
Apple ImageWriter II Printer, 1986-1992
This printer was used educationally with an Apple IIGS in the late 1980s in a Detroit classroom. It is a dot matrix printer with complex color printing capabilities, able to simulate hundreds of colors in photographic printouts. As a recipient of a 1986 Industrial Design Excellence Award, it is the first desktop printer to win this honor.
- Model 28-KSR Teletype Machine, circa 1955 - Teletypewriters paved the way for the fax machine, combining typewriter and telegraph technologies. The Teletype Corporation's Model-28 was a rugged machine designed for military use. Indispensable in newsrooms of the 1950s-1960s, it received a constant flow of updates from wire services. The KSR model had the ability to send and receive messages, while the RO Teletype only printed incoming messages.

- circa 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Model 28-KSR Teletype Machine, circa 1955
Teletypewriters paved the way for the fax machine, combining typewriter and telegraph technologies. The Teletype Corporation's Model-28 was a rugged machine designed for military use. Indispensable in newsrooms of the 1950s-1960s, it received a constant flow of updates from wire services. The KSR model had the ability to send and receive messages, while the RO Teletype only printed incoming messages.
- Instructional Manuals Used by the Owners of an Apple II GS Computer and Apple Imagewriter II, circa 1990 -

- circa 1990
- Collections - Artifact
Instructional Manuals Used by the Owners of an Apple II GS Computer and Apple Imagewriter II, circa 1990
- Morkrum Transmitter and Printer, Model 11, 1921-1927 -

- 1921-1927
- Collections - Artifact
Morkrum Transmitter and Printer, Model 11, 1921-1927