• 1981

Hardware Description

The 82905A was a low-end, narrow-carriadge dot matrix printer made by Epson. HP obtained this printer primarily for use with the 80 Series computers. The 82905A had a print speed of 80 characters per second. The dot character cell was 9 x 9 and graphics printing resolution was possible up to 72 x 120 dots per inch. The 82905B, introduced in 1982 (at $795) offered an optional HP-IL interface.