The IBM 1443 Printer (sometimes referred to as the ''1443 Flying Type Bar Printer'') is an obsolete computer
line printer
A line printer Printer (computing), prints one entire line of text before advancing to another line. Most early line printers were
printer (computing)#Impact printers, impact printers.
Line printers are mostly associated with unit record eq ...
used in the
punched card era. It was offered in three models: Models 1, 2 and N1; the last two could print up to 240 lines per minute (LPM) with a full character set.
The 1443 was initially introduced October 11, 1962 for use with the
IBM 1440 system and withdrawn February 8, 1971.
It was announced in 1963 for the 1620 system.
The printer could also be used on the
IBM 1620
The IBM 1620 was a model of scientific minicomputer produced by IBM. It was announced on October 21, 1959, and was then marketed as an inexpensive scientific computer. After a total production of about two thousand machines, it was withdrawn on N ...
[ (announced 1963),
IBM 1710,][
IBM 1800]System/360
The IBM System/360 (S/360) is a family of mainframe computer systems announced by IBM on April 7, 1964, and delivered between 1965 and 1978. System/360 was the first family of computers designed to cover both commercial and scientific applicati ...
.IBM
International Business Machines Corporation (using the trademark IBM), nicknamed Big Blue, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, and present in over 175 countries. It is ...
recycled the 1443 model number to refer to a different product.
1443 printing capabilities
The IBM 1443 Printer was introduced as part of the IBM 1440 system.[ are easily interchangeable, with options for character sets containing 13, 39, 52, or 63 characters.
The print speeds vary according to the model and the character set.][ with additional options for single, double or triple-spacing.][
The 1443 uses fan-folded paper with perforated edges for tractor feeding. A carriage control tape specifies form length and the form line where printing was to begin so that paper of various sizes could be used. A carriage control tape simplifies use of pre-printed forms and the programming needed to allow proper alignment.][
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Successor technology
Type bars were replaced by type wheels or a drum in later printers, most notably:
* IBM 407 - introduced 1949 - type wheels - adapted as an input/output unit on the IBM 650
The IBM 650 Magnetic Drum Data-Processing Machine is an early digital computer produced by IBM in the mid-1950s. It was the first mass-produced computer in the world. Almost 2,000 systems were produced, the last in 1962, and it was the firs ...
* IBM 716 - introduced in 1952 with the IBM 701
The IBM 701 Electronic Data Processing Machine, known as the Defense Calculator while in development, was IBM’s first commercial scientific computer and its first series production mainframe computer, which was announced to the public on May 2 ...
and others in the IBM 700/7000 series
The IBM 700/7000 series is a series of large-scale (Mainframe computer, mainframe) computer systems that were made by IBM through the 1950s and early 1960s. The series includes several different, incompatible processor architectures. The 700s ...
* IBM 1132 - introduced in 1965 with the low cost IBM 1130 computer system.
The 1132 was the last printer manufactured by IBM to use the 407's technology. In 1959 this technology was superseded with the introduction of the IBM 1403 chain printer;
See also
* Line printer
A line printer Printer (computing), prints one entire line of text before advancing to another line. Most early line printers were
printer (computing)#Impact printers, impact printers.
Line printers are mostly associated with unit record eq ...
Photos
IBM 1440 system, including a 1443IBM 1443 typebars, collection of the Computer History Museum
References
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IBM printers
Computer-related introductions in 1963