Juki 6100 Daisywheel Printer

The Juki is a daisywheel printer sold in the early-mid 80's. The Commodore DPS-1101 shares the same print mechanism. Here is a test print out generated via a Tandy WP-3 word processor.

[@CEddyAV19]

That is a bloody satisfying noise

[@jkalin196511]

I had one of these back in the 80's, and the Commodore version as well. I bought another 6100 off of eBay that I was using with my Apple IIe, but it was heavily damaged in a move and would no longer print.

[@wickensonline]

For Louis - there are two impact levels, on both you can feel the typed letters on the page yes!

[@BruceMagee]

I had a similar printer back in the day. It printed blazing fast--it could print out a page in just 3 minutes.

[@RetroGamerVX]

Oh, now there is a noisey bugger, I want one :o)

[@wickensonline]

They were built to last!

[@4256573]

I bought one new via mail order in about 1984. It cost something like $347 plus shipping and used IBM Selectric Typewriter cartridges. Only basic ASCII characters could be printed. Graphics were crude.
Oh, the good old days.

[@Lippdinos]

Here's a question for you. I noticed that some daisy wheel printers have such heavy impact that the paper gets dented like if you were using a normal typewriter. When you pass your fingers over the print you can feel the depression where the hammer hit. Others are so light that they make no impression (even on very thin paper) and the final product is very similar to laser printers. Can you tell me which of these the Juki is

[@Ikmann]

This looks and operates like new! How is that possible?

[@chickywilly]

Anything can last a long time if it’s treated well and properly maintained.

[@jkalin196511]

I have one that I use on an Apple IIe

[@techtron2376]

Why am I hearing a crying sound in the video?

[@klrwhizkid]

That is the sound of the mechanism that lifts the ribbon into print position.