Comments on: Hacking the Dot-Matrix Printer http://blog.epcusa.com/2009/07/hacking-the-dot-matrix-printer/ A blog about EPC, computer recycling, data security, and other IT related mess Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:09:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Chris http://blog.epcusa.com/2009/07/hacking-the-dot-matrix-printer/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Chris Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:18:08 +0000 http://blog.epcusa.com/?p=293#comment-107 Nice post and blog! Greets. Nice post and blog! Greets.

]]> By: Use Electrical Outlets or Lasers to capture keystrokes? | EPC's Computer Recyling Blog http://blog.epcusa.com/2009/07/hacking-the-dot-matrix-printer/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Use Electrical Outlets or Lasers to capture keystrokes? | EPC's Computer Recyling Blog Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:33:04 +0000 http://blog.epcusa.com/?p=293#comment-101 [...] has been a week of crazy hacking announcements. CIO.com reports that Andrea Barisani and Daniele Bianco, a pair of researchers for network [...] [...] has been a week of crazy hacking announcements. CIO.com reports that Andrea Barisani and Daniele Bianco, a pair of researchers for network [...]

]]> By: Mike Sweeney http://blog.epcusa.com/2009/07/hacking-the-dot-matrix-printer/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Mike Sweeney Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:34:18 +0000 http://blog.epcusa.com/?p=293#comment-99 And if all this wasn't enough to tell you that Dot Matrix are not antiques, I know of one large organization that spent $30000.00 + to get a laserjet to act like a tractor fed dot matrix printer. Weird world we live in, eh? And if all this wasn’t enough to tell you that Dot Matrix are not antiques, I know of one large organization that spent $30000.00 + to get a laserjet to act like a tractor fed dot matrix printer. Weird world we live in, eh?

]]> By: Mike Wilkerson http://blog.epcusa.com/2009/07/hacking-the-dot-matrix-printer/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Mike Wilkerson Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:36:57 +0000 http://blog.epcusa.com/?p=293#comment-98 A really outstanding article and getting some perspective from the sales viewpoint also offers not only how valuable the dot-matrix printer is, but how sought-after they are as well. Two weeks ago on a Thursday morning, there was a frantic call from a man in Ohio, looking for a specific dot-matrix printer - not because the laser printers he had wouldn't work. Not because there was some requirement to have tractor-fed paper, but because it's what they'd been using - forever - and they didn't want to upset a very productive applecart. Habits are always difficult to break, but the one "habit" every company, business and organization has in their favor is doing what works for them. This guy was willing to get a driver down to get a dot-matrix printer - FROM OHIO. Another stark piece of data that confirms the conclusion above. Great piece, Brian. Thanks! A really outstanding article and getting some perspective from the sales viewpoint also offers not only how valuable the dot-matrix printer is, but how sought-after they are as well. Two weeks ago on a Thursday morning, there was a frantic call from a man in Ohio, looking for a specific dot-matrix printer – not because the laser printers he had wouldn’t work. Not because there was some requirement to have tractor-fed paper, but because it’s what they’d been using – forever – and they didn’t want to upset a very productive applecart.

Habits are always difficult to break, but the one “habit” every company, business and organization has in their favor is doing what works for them.

This guy was willing to get a driver down to get a dot-matrix printer – FROM OHIO.

Another stark piece of data that confirms the conclusion above. Great piece, Brian. Thanks!

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