"Pictures" via video capture and dot matrix printer

[Michael Thompson]

At 04:41 PM 5/12/2005, you wrote:
>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


I saw one at our local mall about 25 years ago that was based on a Data 
General Nova. It wasn't working at the time. I got a free t-shirt for 
plugging the disk terminator back on.



Michael Thompson
E-Mail: M_Thompson at IDS.net