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Tandy Radio Shack Plotter Printer 



front
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Plotter Printer front view
Tandy's first plotter printer is build like a tank but with very clean design..
top
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Plotter Printer top view
The main problem with this printer is the paper. It looks like standard pin feed paper, but is in fact about 8 mm (1/3" ?) less wide. And as the paper transport has no friction feed, you have to make your own holes if the original paper runs out :-)
It is no longer available from Radio Shack.
back
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Plotter Printer back view
Just a standard Centronics like interface. It even works with modern Windows as a "Generic / Text only" printer. Uppercase only.
Alas I have no specification of the plotter commands yet.
1982
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1982 Catalog
This 1982 catalog scan (From the Dutch catalog) lists the Plotter Printer for 3495 guilders (~1590 euro).
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Plotter Printer print example
Actual print (old pen though).


Latest update: 2003-12-25