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Re: atari 1027 printer ribbon needed

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From: David Ginsberg
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1985 23:39
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> Sorry about posting this to the whole net but mail to you bounced.
> 
> Unless I'm mistaken the 1027 is their teeny drum printer, which uses
> a mechanism resembling the insides of an adding machine.  The drum
> is inked with a fabric roller that snaps in and out of the clip it's
> mounted on (I haven't got my printer in front of me).  You pull the
> roller out, re-ink it with stamp pad ink that you buy at your local
> stationery store, and click it back into place.  (My printer has
> a different manufacturer's label and a standard interface instead
> of Atari's, but I think it is the same mechanism).
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> 	paul rubin


Paul,
   I have re-inked the ribbon several times. It has gotten so
damaged just from use that it needs to be replaced. Do you
know anywhere I can find it at??

Dave Ginsberg
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Subject: Re: atari 1027 printer ribbon needed
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