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Specifications

Below is a list of specifications for the machine.

"Workstation/Keyboard" refers to the CRT monitor and keyboard that would typically sit on the desk.

"Printer" refers to the main unit that contains the printer, floppy drive, power supply, and computer itself.

Workstation / Keyboard

Physical Dimensions

Height...............................15.0 in. (38.1 cm)

Depth................................12.8 in. (32.5 cm)

Width................................13.5 in. (34.3 cm)

Approximate Net Weight

28 lbs. (12.72 kg)

Display Size

12.0 in. diagonal (30.4 cm)

Character Size

Height...............................0.16 in. (0.41 cm)

Width................................0.09 in. (0.23 cm)

Capacity

24 lines, 80 characters per line

Controls

Contrast Brightness

Cabling

10 ft. (3.0 m) - Workstation to Printer

Keyboard

Standard Typerwriter Keys

4 Cursor Control Keys

22 Special Operation Keys

Repeat Keys: cursor keys, space bar, backspace, attribute keys

Printer

Physical Dimensions

Height...............................26.8 in. (68.1 cm)

Depth................................12.0 in. (30.5 cm)

Width................................22.0 in. (55.9 cm)

Approximate Net Weight

73 lbs. (33.18 kg)

Speed

20 characters per second average, bi-directional

Pitch/Line Length (11")

10 pitch (110 characters)

12 pitch (132 characters)

15 pitch (165 characters)

Paper Specifications

Minimum Width.......................3.5 in. (8.9 cm)

Maximum Width.......................11.69 in. (29.7 cm)

Paper Thickness

0.027 in. (0.069 cm) (5 copies, plus original)

Character Set

Standard characters

Standard characters plus additional characters created by overstriking

Control Panel

Indicator: Power, Change Daisy, Change Ribbon, Change Paper, Indicators

Switches: Line Feed Up, Line Feed Down, Roll Up, Roll Down, Select, Top of Page

Lamps

Malfunction

Ribbon Cartridges

Carbon multistrike

Carbon singlestrike

Print Wheels

10-pitch 12-pitch 15-pitch
Courier Courier Cubic
Delegate Elite Letter Gothic
Narrator Letter Gothic
OCR A Prestige Elite
OCR B Scientific Gothic
Prestige Pica
Symbol

Cabling

8 to 6 ft. (3.0m) printer to power source

Power Requirements

115 or 230 VAC +10% -15%

50 or 60 Hz +/- 1Hz

-300 Watts

Fuses

3A S.B. @ 115VAC

1.5A S.B. @ 230VAC

Operating Environment

50 F to 90 F (10 C to 32 C)

20% to 80% relative humidity, noncondensing (recommended 35% to 65%)

Mini-Floppy Disk Drive

Media..........................5 1/4 inch floppy diskette

Data Capacity..................320k bytes formatted

Number of track................70 (35 per side)

Track Density..................48 TPI

Rotational Speed...............300 rpm

Start/Stop Time................0.5 sec.

Average Latency................100 ms

Head Load Time.................35 ms

Access Time....................5 ms track to track

Data Transfer Rate.............250K bits/sec.

Dimensions.....................3.5 in. (8.25 cm) x 5.75 in. (14.61 cm) x 7.5 in. (19.05 cm)

Weight.........................3.0 lbs. (1.36 kg)