4.2) What are the Atari 1020, 1025, 1027, and 1029 Printers?

The following printers were produced by Atari and styled to match the XL series computers. Atari 1020 Color Printer - Type: Color printer/plotter - Text Mode Operations: - Set Character Width. One of: - 10 characters per inch (cpi) (40 columns per line, regular/default) - 5 cpi (20 columns per line) - 20 cpi (80 columns per line) - Set Character Scale - 64 character sizes available - International Characters - Graphics Mode Operations: Home, Change Color, Line Type, Draw, Initialize, Relative Draw, Move, Relative Move, Axis Drawing, Alpha Rotate - Printing speed: 10 characters per second (10 cpi mode) - Paper type: Standard roll paper (40-column width) - 4-color print head - Prints and plots vertically and horizontally - 400/800 OS: Responds to P: and ignores any device number XL OS: Responds to P:, P1:, and P4: - 2 Atari SIO ports for direct connection to Atari computers - Included: - Atari SIO cable - 2 pens each: red, blue, green, black - TX9032 Graphics demonstration/Joystick Sketchpad Program Cassette - Side 1: Joystick Sketchpad (requires Atari BASIC): program to plot directly onto printer using a joystick - Side 2: Six sample graphics programs (all require Atari BASIC): Program Counter Number SAMPLE 002 GRAPH 047 RANDOM 017 COLOR 061 TRANGLE 032 TRIANG2 070 - Manuals: - The Atari 1020 Color Printer Owner's Guide C061368 (CO61368) - Joystick Sketchpad Instruction Guide C061578 - Atari 1020 Color Printer Field Service Manual FD100288 - Power: Used with an external 9 volt AC transformer power supply rated for at least 15 watts; shipped with Atari CA017964. - Print mechanism: ALPS - also found in: Commodore 1520, Tandy Radio Shack CGP-115, Sharp CE-150, Mattel Aquarius 4615, Texas Instruments HX-1000 - Made in Japan - Sold separately: - Atari 1020 Standard Replacement Pens C061420-01 / BX4204 (4 pens; 1 each of: red, green, blue, black) - Atari 1020 Black Replacement Pens C061420-03 / BX4206 (4 pens) - Atari 1020 Replacement Roll Paper C061533 / BX4207 (2 rolls) Atari 1025 80-Column Printer - Type: 5 x 7 dot matrix impact - Formats - Regular: 10 cpi (80 columns) - Extended: 5 cpi (40 columns) - Condensed: 16.7 cpi (132 columns) - Printing Speed: 40 characters per second (10 cpi format) - Paper type: computer fanfold, roll, or single-sheet - Online switch - Buffer: 132 chrs at 16.7 cpi, 80 chrs at 10 cpi - European Character Set supported - 400/800 OS: Responds to P: and ignores any device number XL OS: Responds to P:, P1:, and P3: - 2 Atari SIO ports for direct connection to Atari computers - Included: Printer ribbon, SIO cable, Power adapter (220V version) - CPU: Intel 8051 microcontroller (MCU), FC100387 - 8155 RAM I/O: Intel 8155 2048 bit static MOS RAM with I/O ports and timer, FC100389 - Manuals: - The Atari 1025 Printer Owner's Guide C060505 - Atari 1025 Printer Field Service Manual FD100290 - Power, 120V version: Plugs directly into wall (120V AC, 100W) - Power, 220V version: Used with an external AC power adapter with two outputs, one rated for 29VAC/600mA and the other rated for 8.6VAC/1A. Atari#14750, one such supply, is detailed elsewhere in this FAQ list. - Print mechanism: Okidata ML80 / Microline 80 - Made in Japan - Sold separately: Atari 1025 80-Column Printer Ribbon C061419 / BX4202 Atari 1027 Letter Quality Printer - Type: Letter quality (fully formed characters Prestige Elite 12) - Format: 12 pitch = 12 cpi (80 columns) - Printing speed: 20 characters per second - Paper type: Single sheets or Roll paper - Bi-directional printing - Underlining capability - International characters - 400/800 OS: Responds to P: and ignores any device number XL OS: Responds to P:, P1:, and P5: - 2 Atari SIO ports for direct connection to Atari computers - Included: Ink roller, Atari SIO cable, power adapter - Manuals: - The Atari 1027 Letter Quality Printer Owner's Guide C061387 - Atari 1027 Printer Field Service Manual FD100670 REV. 01 October 1983 - Power, 120V version: Used with an external 9.5V AC power supply rated for 4.2A or 40VA, such as Atari#C061636 or equivalent - Power, 220V version: Used with an external 9V AC power supply rated for 4.2A, such as Atari#C061605-11 or equivalent - Print mechanism: Mannesmann Tally Riteman LQ - Remarkably, there are possibly NO working 1027 printers today because it seems all 1027 print heads have deteriorated due to age. - Made in Japan - Sold separately: Atari 1027 Replacement Ink Roller CA061649 / BX4212 Atari 1029 Programmable Printer - Printing method: 5 X 7 dot matrix impact - Formats: Regular width (10 cpi, 80 columns across) Elongated (5 cpi, 40 columns across) - Line spacing: 6 lines per inch (regular width and elongated formats) 9 lines per inch (graphics mode) - Printing speed: 50 characters per second (regular width format) - Character set: 132 characters (international and non-international) - Feed mechanism: Friction feed and pin (tractor) feed Friction feed using platen knob - Manual Feed: Forward and reverse using platen knob - Paper type: Computer fanfold (4.5 to 9.5 inches wide) Single-sheet (8.5 inches wide) - 400/800 OS: Responds to P: and ignores any device number XL OS: Responds to P:, P1:, and P6: - 2 Atari SIO ports for direct connection to Atari computers - Power - 220V-240V 50Hz-60Hz 0.15A version: Plugs directly into wall - 120V version: plugs directly into wall (released in Canada but not the USA) - Print mechanism: Seikosha GP-500 ; clone of Seikosha GP-500AT - Made in Japan for Atari, Corp. in 1984, following conception by Atari, Inc. - Info sources: http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/Amstrad_DMP1_printer http://www.strotmann.de/~cas/Infothek/AtariTenZwentynine/Atari1029Manual.pdf - Industrial design (case): Tom Palecki - Sold separately: - Atari 1029 Dot Matrix Printer Inked Ribbon For 10 Inch Model C070028