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Toshiba stuffs an entire PC into a dot matrix printer – Toshiba Jimucon SJ-9500

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33 points rbanffy | 2 comments | 19 Nov 24 20:57 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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0_____0 ◴[19 Nov 24 22:43 UTC] No.42188868[source]▶
I would love to know what business niche these have been filling in Japan - TFA states that this series of machine has been offered since 1984.

Does it have an operating system like Win/*nix? Or something more bespoke? Does it offer the user an experience free of internet related distractions?

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1. MrSkelter ◴[22 Nov 24 20:17 UTC] No.42217056[source]▶
It’s like a Toughbook. People who have bought them for 49 years want nothing else. It’s a brand with a brand.
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2. 0_____0 ◴[23 Nov 24 04:25 UTC] No.42219200[source]▶
I mean I get that bit, but where would you see one in the wild? The bank? I know Japan has some anachronistic tendencies but I'm curious what the job description of someone who uses one of these is