Digital then broadened the basic LA36 line onto a wide variety of dot matrix printers including:

• LA180 -- 180 c/s line printer
• LS120 -- 120 c/s terminal
• LA120 -- 180 c/s advanced terminal
• LA34 -- Cost-reduced terminal
• LA38 -- An LA34 with more features
• LA12 -- A portable terminal

A dot matrix printer or impact matrix printer refers to a type of computer printer with a print head that runs back and forth on the page and prints by impact, striking an ink-soaked cloth ribbon against the paper, much like a typewriter. Unlike a typewriter or daisy wheel printer, letters are drawn out of a dot matrix, and thus, varied fonts and arbitrary graphics can be produced. Because the printing involves mechanical pressure, these printers can create carbon copies and carbonless copies.