22 Oct
2007
22 Oct
'07
4:30 p.m.
Does anyone here have a 5182 Color Printer? This was
one of the
goodies today, from an ex-IBM salesman that was finally clearing out
the closet. He said it was a very unsuccessful product from the XT/AT
era, and may have never been for sale to the public. He said they were
probably internal use only.
The 5182 is a dot matrix printer with a four color ribbon. Kludge on a stick.
I have had quite a few of these go throgh my hands in the early 90s.
The IBM 5182 Color dot matrix printer is actually a Dataproducts 8050
with different plastic and branding. Any 8050 dataproducts ribbon
(widely used) should work.
The Dataproducts 8050 was a heavy duty office dot matrix printer and
quite common. The IBM varient is uncommon. Worth saving if in good
condition.
Paxton Hoag
Astoria, OR
USA