Kevin - - remember HP did this... using the MX-80 also... (data from hpmuseum.com) Name: 82905 Product Number: 82905 Introduced: 1981 Division: _Corvallis_ (http://hpmuseum.net/divisions.php?did=18) Ad: _Click to see with HP-87_ (http://hpmuseum.net/upload_htmlFile/PrintAds/Ad1982_May_HP-87_Spectrum-32.j…) Original Price: $945 Catalog Reference: 1982, page 655 Donated by: Russell Warmington, HP Australia. 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_ (http://hpmuseum.net/exhibit.php?class=1&cat=9) 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. The 82905A was OEM'ed from Epson by the Corvallis Division. The product was transferred to the Vancouver Division in 1982. and then with the FX 80! Impact Selection: Name: 82906 Product Number: 82906 Introduced: 1983 Division: _Personal Computer Division_ (http://www.hpmuseum.net/divisions.php?did=18) Original Price: $995 Catalog Reference: 1984, page 594 Description: The 82906A, like the _82905A_ (http://hpmuseum.net/display_item.php?hw=321) was also OEM'd from Epson (model FX-80) by HP. It was faster (160 characters per second), with a higher resolution dot cell matrix (9 x 11). Maximum resolution in graphics printing was 72 dots per inch. In a message dated 11/5/2016 8:57:56 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, kevenm at reeltapetransfer.com writes: I tried this link this morning (from Utah US) and got the manual. So the link must have gotten fixed. I've placed here just in case: http://www.3kranger.com/download/epson_-_mx-80_dot_matrix_printer_-_technica l_manual.pdf Keven Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Kevill" <scott at kevill.com> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Sent: Sat 05 Nov 2016 01:24 AM Subject: Re: Epson MX-80 Technical Manual? On 05/11/2016, at 4:29 AM, Eric Smith <spacewar at gmail.com> wrote: Manual? http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/39747/Epson-MX-80-Dot-Matrix-Printer…