No expired cartridges can not be used in the printer as they can damage the ribbon that comes with the printer by erasing the liquid content available on the printer ribbon.
A dot matrix printer or impact printer is a type of computer printer and prints by impact, striking an inked cloth or Mylar ribbon against the paper.
In my opinion, a laser printer is better than an inkjet or ribbon (dot matrix?) printer.
Impact Printers.
Printer ribbons can be rececyled. Many office stores will accept these.
A dotmatrix printer uses a ribbon and pins to transfer Inc. onto paper. This type of printer is no longer made and very few are still in use.
Paper, toner if laser, ink if inkjet, inked ribbon if an impact printer.
It depends on the printer, but a parallel port cable or USB cable will be compatible.
The "ribbon parameter card" is a little chip that is delivered with every newly bought pack of ribbons. You need to insert this card in the fitting slot of the printer (at the backside I assume), and let the printer read the contents of the chip. Once finished, you can remove the card. You need to follow this procedure for the printer to be able to work with the new ribbon. If you do not have the chip for that ribbon you can not use it.
It is an impact printer. Someone else has already asked this.
The average cost of a citizen printer ribbon from POS supply solutions is $29.95 and on Amazon is $11.68.And at office depot is $6.98. As well as $8.53 on different site's.
A MATRIX Printer, which was the technology prior to the Ink Jet. Also, older typewriters used a Inked Ribbon that was struck by metal Keys.