David Hayden via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> writes:
I think the photo says "Advantage D80" and that that rings a bell but I can find no info on such a printer online.
An archive.org full-text search finds an announcement in Computerworld from August 26, 1985: | Xerox Corp. has announced a daisywheel printer from its subsidiary, | Diablo Systems, Inc., that is said to be connectable to most personal | computers, word processors and workstations. | | The Xerox/Diablo Advantage D80 is said to produce letter-quality | documents at speeds up to 80 char./sec. with noise measured as low as | 58 dba. The unit features Diablo’s allpurpose interface, which allows | connection to RS-232, Centronics Data Computer Corp. or IEEE 488 | interfaces. | | Features include a semiautomatic paper feed, with an optional | automatic dual-bin, cut-sheet paper feeder, an envelope feed and a | bidirectional tractor for feeding forms and computer fanfold paper | through the printer. The D80 uses Diablo’s extended character set, | which contains 200 char./print wheel. Multilingual print wheels are | also available. | | The unit costs $2,195. The bidirectional tractor costs $300, and the | dual-bin, cut-sheet paper feeder costs $903 and will be available in | the fourth quarter of 1985. The envelope feeder costs $300 and snaps | onto the cut-sheet paper feeder. | | Xerox, Xerox Sq. 006, Rochester, N.Y. 14644. https://archive.org/details/computerworld1934unse/mode/2up There are also some mentions of a D80IF from the previous year. -- Adam Sampson <ats@offog.org> <http://offog.org/>