Steve Mynott Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 A few threads about the old letter quality 1027 printer which I had back in the day so I was curious about other's memories. I bought it new but discount in the UK and I think mine only worked for a few days. Great letter quality compared with a dot matrix but I think it was really slow and the letters tended not to line up exactly and it was very noisey. I forget exactly what happened but it just seemed to stop working completely and I gave up on it and got a LC10 which was great. Did anyone actually successfully use one of these pieces of junk for any period of time? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I used mine for 5 years of school.... my teacher didn't accept dot matrix prints but had no idea the 1027 was printed from a computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I still use one today from time to time... it never fell apart... but having said that I worry my luck will run out.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I used a 1027 in high school and at University for several years. The XDM121 was way better, but the 1027 was so compact and good looking. The only thing I really didn't like about it was that the letters didn't always line up properly on the horizontal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 (edited) you have to oil it from time to time so it stays lined up and the rubber doesn't dry out.... also please use automotive belt dressing on the character stamp head from time to time to preserve the thing so it doesn't disintegrate... If you own one and it's intact use the belt dressing a few times and leave it sit a few weeks before cleaning and oiling if you don't you might be sorry! this is what you do to real rubber on vintage cars.... ever wonder why they still have tires? sometimes original... it's not rocket science... it's old school! Edited January 14, 2017 by _The Doctor__ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I hade a 1027 for a couple of years BITD (around '84/85 - '90 or so). I used it for a lot of high school papers (up through '86) and a few important letters after that, but in 1985/86 or so I got a Star Micronics SG-10 and used it for most regular printing needs, plus The Print Shop banners. I liked the 1027 for looks and general quality but as many have noted, the letters didn't always line up horizontally (paper slippage issues) and it was slooooow. I also remember the mechanism mangling itself shortly after I bought it, resulting in having to send it in for warranty service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gargoyle Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I wish i didn't sell mine. It was my first atari printer and i liked it a lot. i wasn't into graphics printing so i wanted a LQ printer. True it was noisy and slow but i liked the small footprint and letter quality print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kskunk Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 My family had a 1027 that lasted from about 1985 to 1993. We used it for the same reason as other people in the thread - the high school had stupid rules against handing in homework that 'looks like it came out of a computer'. The printer required no maintenance other than new ink, though I doubt we printed more than 1000 pages over its lifetime. It finally got boxed up and put in a barn where a few hot summers ruined it. It was definitely my favorite printer for a while. It had a great output quality to price ratio - we couldn't have afforded anything with better output back then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 God,I loved my 1027. The first printer I bought. I agonized over what printer to buy for my beloved Atari 800XL. I finally chose the matching color schemed 1027 over the then available (and Expensive) dot matrix printers. I loved it. Yes, it was slow, the letters were not always lined up, and underlining was tricky...but I loved it. I used it all through college. It worked great! I plugged it in one day and the wheel flew apart (very sad). I would still have one hooked up today if I could find one that would not deteriorate. Too bad Atari didn't think we'd be using their equipment 35 years into the future. Hurray for the Atari 1027! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafivehole Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 I used mine BITD during high school ('85-86') and I loved it... I don't remember having any issues with it... the quality was great (for the time) too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 I loved that printer. It was great for producing a few pages, such as when sending a letter to someone. I had that one, the 1020 plotter, and the 1025 dot matrix printer hooked up to my A8 up until the mid-90s. All three were very useful to me, although I eventually also hooked up a Canon inkjet via an 850, then phased the others out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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