On Monday, via FreeCycle, I acquired three rolls of thermal cash register printer paper. Well, they're just the ends of rolls, but there's plenty enough on them for testing the printer that I got way back in February. It's a Citizen CBM1000, with a serial interface (25-pin D-connector ( Read more... )

Today, I collected a thermal till receipt printer that I got from eBay. It's a Citizen model CBM 1000, with the serial interface option fitted (although the eBay listing said it was parallel). I should have had the presence of mind to order some thermal paper rolls for it, too (it takes either 80mm or 58mm wide rolls). I probably won't have time ( Read more... )