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Texas Instruments PC-200 Printer

Date of introduction:  1983 Display technology:  
New price:   Display size:  
Size:  6.3" x 6.0" x 1.4" Printer technology:   Thermal
Weight:  11  ounces Serial No:  20455
Batteries:  4*AA Date of manufacture:  mth 22 year 1987
AC-Adapter:  AC9201 Origin of manufacture:  USA
Precision:   Integrated circuits:  CD4573, CD4574
Memories:      
Program steps:   Courtesy of:  Joerg Woerner
    Download manual:   (US: 887 kB)

The PC-200 Printer is a dot-matrix thermal printer designed fur use with the TI-66 and BA-55 calculators. 

PC-200_PCB.jpg (119027 Byte)The printer operates by moving an electronic printhead across a special heat-sensitive paper. Characters are formed on the paper from small dots produced by heated elements on the printhead. The two microcomputers of the TP0458 series inside the PC-200 are known from the TI-55 II calculator.

Capabilities:

Prints up to 16 characters per line at 2.2 lines per second
Prints the contents of the calculators display at any time 
under keyboard or program control
Lists the contents of program or data memory on command
In trace mode each step is recorded 



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© Joerg Woerner, March 17, 2002. No reprints without written permission.