TS 2080 80 Column Printer

Platform(s): TS 2068
Model: TS 2080
Date: 1984
Price: $325
Rarity: uncommon

The TS2080 was a full-size printer the provided 80 columns of dot matrix output, including all the characters in the TS2068. It would have plugged into a Centronics parallel printer port on the 2060 Bus Expansion Unit. According to one vendor, it was a Cal-Abco Legend 880 printer. E. Arthur Brown claimed it was a Mannesmann-Tally MT-80 in one of his catalogs.

The 2060 Bus Expansion Unit provided support in ROM for two channels; The โ€™Cโ€™ channel for listings or character oriented data and the โ€™Gโ€™ channel for graphics data. The โ€™Gโ€™ channel sends the full 8 bit data allowing control codes to be sent directly to the attached printer. The โ€™Cโ€™ channel will not send control codes.

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