A high resolution letter quality 24 by 40 dot matrix ink jet printer includes a movable print head having print elements disposed to print along a slanted line, a character generating module providing character dot patterns to be printed and a modular skewing circuit arranged to receive the dot pattern...http://www.google.com/patents/US4059183?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4059183 - Dot matrix printer with slanted print head and modular skewing of dot pattern information
