"Pictures" via video capture and dot matrix printer

[Ethan Dicks]

On 5/12/05, Robert Greenstreet <gstreet at indy.net> wrote:
> In 1981, down by Fisherman's wharf (SFO), a friend and I got our "picture"
> taken via video capture software. The image was printed out via a
> "commercial" quality dot matrix printer (it was capable of fairly large
> sized print outs). From a distance, the "picture" quality was striking.
> What hardware and software were used for this process? Does anything
> similar currently exist?

I don't know what equipment was used where you went, but a family
friend had one of those setups when I was a kid (c. 1979).  His was,
IIRC, attached to his Ohio Scientific Challenger III (that was trashed
when he loaned it to a local youth group for a fundraiser  :-(  ).

My friend used to make calendars on cloth and T-shirts, mostly.  I
don't think he had the coffee mug rig.

I think Apple IIs were also commonly used for this sort of commercial activity.

-ethan