MPS 1000

Dot matrix printer MPS 1000

The MPS 1000 is a printer from Commodore International . The printer was produced in a collaboration between the companies Commodore, Seiko and Epson . The printer could be used by the computers VC20 , C64 , C128 , Commodore 16 , C116 , Plus / 4 , IBM-compatible PC and the Amiga computers.

properties

9-pin print head
100 characters per second with draft quality, with near letter quality (NLQ) 20 characters per second
Matrix formats (Commodore mode): 9 × 8 for standard, 12 × 18 for NLQ
Continuous paper
Programmable in CBM mode with Commodore BASIC
Can be switched to IBM mode using DIP switches
2 interfaces: serial interface for connecting e.g. B. C 64 / SX-64 and parallel interface for IBM- compatible computers (graphics driver: IBM Graphics) (CBM + Centronics )
Fonts: pica, elite, narrow, wide, double, bold, high, low, underline, proportional, italic, NLQ font
Dimensions: 420 mm × 330 mm × 80 mm