On 11/09/2016 08:59 PM, Eric Smith wrote: > On Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 9:41 PM, Chuck Guzis <ccl...@sydex.com> > wrote: > >> The MX-80 (and FX-80) were among the least expensive of widely >> available dot-matrix printers that could also do graphics. Hence >> the wide appeal. >> > > Though it actually was extremely popular *before* they offered > graphics for it. The original firmware supported text only.
Sure, but then there was little use of dot-matrix graphics, which were pretty coarse. At the time, I think I was using a Mannesmann Tally printer that, oddly enough (recall this was the time of the 5150) used an 8088 as its controller. Similarly, the Diablo 630 was often the default daisy-wheel printer, even though it was far from the cheapest--but they were *everywhere* in the business world. --Chuck
