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| MPS 803 | |
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| Type: | Matrixdrucker |
| Producer: | Commodore basiert auf M-1009 der Firma Brother |
| Price: | ca. 550 DM [1] |
| Released: | 1985 |
| Discontinued: | |
| Processor: | NEC µPD7811G |
| Memory: | 4 KByte ROM: 27C32 |
| OS: | |
| Info: | Forerunner: MPS-802 |
The Commodore MPS 803 is a dot-matrix printer from Commodore for home computer with serial IEC interface. MPS stands for Matrix Printer S'erial, a designation from Commodore.
Description[edit | edit source]
The Commodore MPS 803 is a successor of the MPS-801. It was delivered by Commodore in two versions, one in typical brown and one for the 264 series in black.
In contrast to the MPS-801, the MPS-801 printer can use standard single sheets. With the tractor attachment TU-803 (Tractor Unit) it can also use continuous paper. The print resolution corresponds to a 6 × 7 matrix at 10 characters per inch, the printing speed is 60 characters per second. The MPS-803 could not produce dropped tails on characters, this was only made possible later by software tricks. The printer supports bidirectional printing. It was not developed and built by Commodore itself, but by Brother, who produced an almost identical Centronics printer, the M-1009. The MPS-803 has the serial IEC interface, which can be set to address 4 or 5. The printer is capable of graphics, so it can print graphics as well as text. In addition to the complete ASCII character set, it can also print all Commodore graphic characters; strike-out and negative printing is also possible.
For operation there is a mechanical hand-wheel on the left side of the printer for manual paper loading, a membrane switch for step-by-step automatic feed and a lever for paper tension.
Technical Details[edit | edit source]
- Print method: Dot Matrix (Impact Dot Matrix)
- Zeichenmatrix: 6×7-Punkte-Matrix
- Zeichenhöhe: 2,4 mm
- Zeichenbreite: 2,2 mm
- Zeilenlänge: Max. 80 Spalten
- Zeilenabstand: DIP-Schalter: 6 Zeilen/Zoll oder 8 Zeilen/Zoll (1 Zoll = 2,54 cm)
- Druckgeschwindigkeit: 60 Zeichen/s
- Druckverfahren: Bidirektionaler Druck
- Papiertransport: Einzelseiten oder optionaler Stachelwalzenantrieb
- Farbband-Typ: KMP-Farbband, Nylon schwarz
- Papierbreite: A4, Letter und optional Endlospapier 4,0 bis 10 Zoll breit
- Kopien/Durchschläge: Original + 2 Durchschläge
- Grafik: Punktadressierbar, 7 senkrechte Punkte/Spalte
- 2× serielle Schnittstellen (IEC-Bus)
- Geräteadresse 4 oder 5, einstellbar über DIP-Schalter an der Rückseite
- Abmessungen (H×B×T): 70 × 330 × 190 mm
- Gewicht: Ca. 2,0 kg
- Leistungsaufnahme: 30 W Max.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
Links[edit | edit source]
- Pictures
- Users-Guide (PDF, ca. 6,4 MByte)
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