DMP-100 - Revision history

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Ribbons

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			*https://www.ebay.com/itm/355024310435 (just the ribbon loop that you install into original housings)
			*https://www.ebay.com/itm/352159160382
	*http://www.scantracker.com/C_Itoh_printer_ribbon_RP-204.html		*http://www.scantracker.com/C_Itoh_printer_ribbon_RP-204.html
	*http://www.inkcartridges.co.nz/amstrad-dmp2000-dm3160-printer-ribbon		*http://www.inkcartridges.co.nz/amstrad-dmp2000-dm3160-printer-ribbon

Bkw: /* C. Itoh ribbon hack */

2025-01-14T03:01:27Z

C. Itoh ribbon hack

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	If you have a worn-out ribbon that is not merely dry but the fabric is physically disintigrating, STILL KEEP IT,<br>		If you have a worn-out ribbon that is not merely dry but the fabric is physically disintigrating, STILL KEEP IT,<br>
	because sometimes there are people who sell just the loop of ribbon the right length and you can install that into your housings easily.<br>		because sometimes there are people who sell just the loop of ribbon the right length and you can install that into your housings easily.<br>
	~~Plain~~ 5/16" "adding machine ribbon" is still available and that could be used to make a new loop, assuming there is a way to splice the ends.<br>		If nothing else, plain 5/16" "adding machine ribbon" is still available and that could be used to make a new loop, assuming there is a way to splice the ends.<br>
	But failing all of that, there is another ribbon that is similar enough that it can be hacked to work.<br>		But failing all of that, there is another ribbon that is similar enough that it can be hacked to work.<br>
	It really is a hack.		It really is a hack.

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C. Itoh ribbon hack

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	===C. Itoh ribbon hack===		===C. Itoh ribbon hack===
			This is only if you are desperate and cannot aquire the correct ribbon.<br>
			If you have a dried out ribbon, KEEP IT, and re-ink it.<br>
			If you have a worn-out ribbon that is not merely dry but the fabric is physically disintigrating, STILL KEEP IT,<br>
			because sometimes there are people who sell just the loop of ribbon the right length and you can install that into your housings easily.<br>
			Plain 5/16" "adding machine ribbon" is still available and that could be used to make a new loop, assuming there is a way to splice the ends.<br>
			But failing all of that, there is another ribbon that is similar enough that it can be hacked to work.<br>
			It really is a hack.

	Photos of C. Itoh ribbon to DMP-100 hack:		Photos of C. Itoh ribbon to DMP-100 hack:

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Manuals and other info

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	===Manuals and other info===		===Manuals and other info===
			https://archive.org/details/DMP-100_Operations_Manual_19xx_Tandy<br>
			https://colorcomputerarchive.com/repo/Documents/Manuals/Hardware/DMP-100%20Service%20Manual%20(Tandy).pdf<br>
	http://www.ti99iuc.it/web/download.php?fn=_archivio/167/download/AXIOM-GP100_Printer%20Interface-Manual(Eng).pdf<br>		http://www.ti99iuc.it/web/download.php?fn=_archivio/167/download/AXIOM-GP100_Printer%20Interface-Manual(Eng).pdf<br>
	http://www.avdcs.com/prod/dotm/do_cons/do_cons.html		http://www.avdcs.com/prod/dotm/do_cons/do_cons.html

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Re-inking an old ribbon

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 Original dot-matrix ink was oil-based because, aside from not drying out, the oil in the ink was necessary to lubricate the pins in the print head.
-The lubrication probably is not important in the specific case of DMP-100, because although the DMP-100 is a dot-matrix printer, it does not use pins to make the dots. It uses a single vertical line hammer like a single typewriter letter | that intersects with a raised horizontal line on the platen behind the paper. The intersection makes a dot, and both platen and hammer move to create a grid of dots. But you still want the same oil-based ink anyway.
+The lubrication probably is not important in the specific case of DMP-100, because although the DMP-100 is a dot-matrix printer, it does not use pins to make the dots.<br>
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Bkw: /* Re-inking an old ribbon */

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Re-inking an old ribbon

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	Original dot-matrix ink was oil-based because, aside from not drying out, the oil in the ink was necessary to lubricate the pins in the print head.		Original dot-matrix ink was oil-based because, aside from not drying out, the oil in the ink was necessary to lubricate the pins in the print head.

	(The lubrication probably is not important in the specific case of DMP-100 ~~though~~, because although the DMP-100 is a dot-matrix printer, it does not use pins to make the dots. It uses a single vertical line hammer like a single ~~type-writer~~ letter \|, that intersects with a raised horizontal line on the platen behind the paper. The intersection makes a dot, and both platen and hammer move to create a grid of dots. But you still want the same oil-based ink anyway.)		The lubrication probably is not important in the specific case of DMP-100, because although the DMP-100 is a dot-matrix printer, it does not use pins to make the dots. It uses a single vertical line hammer like a single typewriter letter \| that intersects with a raised horizontal line on the platen behind the paper. The intersection makes a dot, and both platen and hammer move to create a grid of dots. But you still want the same oil-based ink anyway.

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Re-inking an old ribbon

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	Original dot-matrix ink was oil-based because, aside from not drying out, the oil in the ink was necessary to lubricate the pins in the print head.		Original dot-matrix ink was oil-based because, aside from not drying out, the oil in the ink was necessary to lubricate the pins in the print head.

	(The lubrication probably is not important in the specific case of DMP-100 though, because although the DMP-100 is a dot-matrix printer, it does not use pins to make the dots. It uses a single vertical line hammer like a single type-writer letter \|, that intersects with a raised horizontal line on the platen behind the paper. The intersection makes a dot, and both platen and hammer move to create a grid of dots.)		(The lubrication probably is not important in the specific case of DMP-100 though, because although the DMP-100 is a dot-matrix printer, it does not use pins to make the dots. It uses a single vertical line hammer like a single type-writer letter \|, that intersects with a raised horizontal line on the platen behind the paper. The intersection makes a dot, and both platen and hammer move to create a grid of dots. But you still want the same oil-based ink anyway.)

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Re-inking an old ribbon

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	Original dot-matrix ink was oil-based because, aside from not drying out, the oil in the ink was necessary to lubricate the pins in the print head.		Original dot-matrix ink was oil-based because, aside from not drying out, the oil in the ink was necessary to lubricate the pins in the print head.

			(The lubrication probably is not important in the specific case of DMP-100 though, because although the DMP-100 is a dot-matrix printer, it does not use pins to make the dots. It uses a single vertical line hammer like a single type-writer letter \|, that intersects with a raised horizontal line on the platen behind the paper. The intersection makes a dot, and both platen and hammer move to create a grid of dots.)

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	===C. Itoh ribbon hack===		===C. Itoh ribbon hack===

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2025-01-14T01:25:58Z

Ribbons

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	===Ribbons===		===Ribbons===
	TANDY ~~Catalog Number~~ 26-1424		{\|
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	*http://www.scantracker.com/C_Itoh_printer_ribbon_RP-204.html		*http://www.scantracker.com/C_Itoh_printer_ribbon_RP-204.html

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2025-01-14T01:23:49Z

Ribbons

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	===Ribbons===		===Ribbons===
			TANDY Catalog Number 26-1424

	*http://www.scantracker.com/C_Itoh_printer_ribbon_RP-204.html		*http://www.scantracker.com/C_Itoh_printer_ribbon_RP-204.html
	*http://www.inkcartridges.co.nz/amstrad-dmp2000-dm3160-printer-ribbon		*http://www.inkcartridges.co.nz/amstrad-dmp2000-dm3160-printer-ribbon