1983 · Peripheral
Epson FX-80 (1983)
The MX-80's replacement: faster, wider platen, bigger buffer and user-definable characters.
Epson FX command compatibility became a baseline that nearly every DOS word processor and spreadsheet drove. It stayed the workhorse for home and office text until laser printers got cheap.
See 1983 in the interactive timeline
Facts
- Date
- 1983
- Kind
- Peripheral: Printer
- Maker or publisher
- Epson
- Platforms
- DOS, Apple II, Commodore 64
- Printhead
- 9-pin
- Platen
- wider than MX-80
- Buffer
- larger
- Fonts
- downloadable characters
- Connection
- parallel, serial
- Works with
- DOS, Apple II, Commodore 64
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Find one of your own
Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. These links only search for the item by name. Disclosure
Guides: How to fix a dead vintage computer · Retro PC starter kit: the gear worth buying
Related
- Epson MX-80 (predecessor, 1980)
- IBM PC XT (works with, 1983)
- HP LaserJet (rival, 1984)
Also in 1983
- PC-Write Software
- The Dark Crystal Game
- Math Blaster! Game
- Apple Lisa Mouse Peripheral
- KoalaPad Touch Tablet Peripheral
- AST SixPakPlus Peripheral
- Seagate ST-225 Peripheral
- Sweet Micro Systems Mockingboard Peripheral
- Sinclair ZX Interface 1 Peripheral
- Kempston Joystick Interface Peripheral