MPS 1550 C

The MPS 1550 C was an Epson -compatible (JX 80) and IBM -compatible 9-pin printer from the company Commodore . It had a single sheet feeder as well as a continuous paper feeder. The cut sheet guide was optional. The printer could be used by the computers C64 , C128 , Commodore 16 , C116 , Plus / 4 , IBM-compatible PC and the Amiga computers.

The resolution was 9 × 5 + 4 points in draft mode and 18 × 9 points in standard mode. It could print 10 to 24 lines per inch.

The printer was manufactured for Commodore by the Italian office machine manufacturer Olivetti and had the type designation DM-105 there.

properties

• 9-pin print head
• 120 characters per second with draft quality, with near letter quality (NLQ) 25 characters per second
• Matrix formats (Commodore mode): 9 × 5 + 4 for standard, 18 × 9 for NLQ
• Programmable in CBM mode with Commodore BASIC
• switchable IBM Graphics Printer, IBM Proprinter, EPSON JX 80
• two interfaces: serial interface for connecting e.g. B. C 64 and parallel interface for IBM compatible computers; Graphics driver: IBM Graphics, connections: CBM and IEEE 1284 (Centronics)
• Fonts: Pica , Elite , Micro Condensed, Pica Compressed, Elite Compressed, Micro Compressed
• Dimensions (H / W / D): 94 × 370 × 253 mm
• Weight: 4.2 kg
• Buffer : 5.5 Kbytes

Firmware versions

• Firmware release 1.00 (October 29, 1987)
• Firmware release 1.2C (June 5, 1989)

See also

• MPS series
• MPS 1500 C

literature

• Stampante a colori MPS 1550 C: Manuale Operativo. 728364 P-01, Commodore Electronics, Ltd. (1988, online , Italian)

Web links

• Richard Lagendijk, Commodore MPS 1550 C , Commodore Info Page
• Commodore MPS 1550 C , Mingo's Commodore-Page
• MPS 1550 C , c64-wiki.de