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		gumby on July 5, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Don Eyles Walks Us Through the Lunar Module Source... Thats line printer output. Dot Matrix was only invented in the late 60s and in any case was too slow, being character at a time.

jgrahamc on July 5, 2016 [–]

And you don't know terrifying power until you've seen a line printer going at full speed.

AstroJetson on July 5, 2016 | [–]

.. or the unworldly noise that a broken chain makes as it flails itself to death.

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