Instruction manual

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE DETERMINATION
Table K provides a listing of the system printers and their typical applications.
TABLE K. System Printers
Printer Description Application
132 Columns
Matrix printer
Tractor feed
30 characters per second (cps)
Draft quality output
SSI Interface
Provides hard copy of data received
under the direction of a data communi -
cations processor or controller.
443
132 Columns
Line printer with tractor feed
55 cps
Draft quality output
3 Interface options:
– EIA
– IBM computer
– Centronics
96 Upper/Lower Case Characters
Printing messages received on-line
from a Message Server or controller.
445
10, 12, 15 char. per inch (variable)
Vertical line spacing 3/6/8 lines per inch
(variable)
Full font printer
Document quality output
5000 feet maximum distance from host
SSI Interface
45 cps
Auxiliary printer where document quality
is the primary consideration. A slave
device (auxiliary only) to an applications
processor via an SSI data link.
450
460
and 572
Medium speed
Bidirectional
Draft quality
Matrix printer
Interface options:
– EIA
– SSI
– IBM computer
Up to 240 cps
5000 feet maximum distance from host
Prints data received under direction of a
communications processor or controller
when copy quality is essential.
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