General Information

Serial #

400632

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC CASING & PARTS/ METAL PARTS/ RUBBER FEET/ CLOTH RIBBON

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

39.0 cm

Width

35.0 cm

Height

13.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Digital peripheral devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Epson

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1984-1991

Canada

A JAPANESE MADE PRINTER USED WITH HIS HYPERION COMPUTER (921239) BY DR.G. MACLENNAN, CHAIR OF CELTIC STUDIES AT UNIV. OF OTTAWA 1986-1992, & TEACHER THERE FOR MANY YEARS. HE USED IT AT HOME FOR HIS RESEARCH, FOR COMMUNICATING WITH COLLEAGUES, ETC.

Function

A COMPUTER OUTPUT DEVICE WHICH PRINTS PROCESSED COMPUTER DATA AS NUMBERS, LETTERS OR GRAPHIC IMAGES ON PAPER. THIS EXAMPLE WAS USED TO PROVIDE HARD COPIES ON PAPER OF FILES PREPARED WITH A PERSONAL COMPUTER.

Technical

A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF A SMALL DOT MATRIX PRINTER USED WITH A PERSONAL COMPUTER. THE 9-PIN PRINT HEAD WAS FIRST DEVELOPED IN 1964 BY SEIKO & USED IN TIMING DEVICES FOR THE TOKYO OLYMPICS. THIS WAS THE FIRST REASONABLY PRICED PRINTER & WASPROBABLY THE MOST POPULAR OF ITS GENERATION (C.1980-1987).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BLACK SYNTHETIC PLATE WITH RAISED METALLIC 'EPSON' ON CASING FRONT/ STICKER ON BACK READS 'EPSON MX-80IIIF/T/ SERIAL NO. 400632/ AC 120V 50/60 Hz 1A 100W/ FCC ID: BKM9A8P001A/ SHINSHU SEIKI CO. LTD./ MADE IN JAPAN'/ STICKER READING '8645-00'/ WHITE LETTERING FOR CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Missing

N/A

Finish

BUFF TEXTURED CASING WITH 'SMOKED' SYNTHETIC COVER FOR PRINTING MECHANISM/ GREY CONTROL PANEL WITH BUFF BUTTONS & RED & GREEN LIGHTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC PARTS/ PLATED & METALLIC PARTS/ BEIGE & BLACK CABLES

Decoration

N/A