An earlier printer that used a plastic or metal hub with spokes. At the end of each spoke was the carved image of a letter, digit or symbol. In the early 1980s, daisy wheel printers cost as much as $3 ...

An earlier letter quality printer similar to a daisy wheel printer. Instead of a wheel, characters were formed facing out and around the rim of a thimble-shaped cup. For example, the NEC Spinwriters ...