CoCo Printers - Revision history

Carney: Added CCF-85 sales flyer discount prices

2025-07-26T04:01:39Z

Added CCF-85 sales flyer discount prices

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	\| DMP-400 \|\| 26-1251 \|\| Dot Matrix \|\| Silver/Gray \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1983_rsc-08.html?fb3d-page=21 RSC-08, p.21] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1983 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|1,195.00		\| DMP-400 \|\| 26-1251 \|\| Dot Matrix \|\| Silver/Gray \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1983_rsc-08.html?fb3d-page=21 RSC-08, p.21] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1983 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|1,195.00
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	\| [[CGP-220]] \|\| 26-1268 \|\| Color Inkjet \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=31 RSC-10, p.31] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|699.00 \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1986_rsc-15.html?fb3d-page=60 $599 RSC-15 p. 60]		\| [[CGP-220]] \|\| 26-1268 \|\| Color Inkjet \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=31 RSC-10, p.31] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|699.00 \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1986_rsc-15.html?fb3d-page=60 $599 RSC-15 p. 60], [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/m-sale_1985_06_ccf-685.html?fb3d-page=3 $399 CCF-685]
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	\| DMP-120 \|\| 26-1255 \|\| Dot Matrix \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=32 RSC-10, p.32] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|499.95		\| DMP-120 \|\| 26-1255 \|\| Dot Matrix \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=32 RSC-10, p.32] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|499.95 \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/m-sale_1985_06_ccf-685.html?fb3d-page=3 $299.95 CCF-685]
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	\| DMP-420 \|\| 26-1267 \|\| Dot Matrix \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=33 RSC-10, p.33] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|999.00		\| DMP-420 \|\| 26-1267 \|\| Dot Matrix \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=33 RSC-10, p.33] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|999.00

Carney at 05:26, 10 February 2025

2025-02-10T05:26:54Z

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	! Name !! Model/Stock No. !! Type !! Radio Shack Equivalent !! Price		! Name !! Model/Stock No. !! Type !! Radio Shack Equivalent !! Price
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	\| Line Printer I \|\| 10-1130 \|\| Dot Matrix \|\| ~~Line Printer VII?~~ DMP-100? \|\| [https://archive.org/details/rainbowmagazine-1982-11/page/n78/mode/1up 399.00]		\| Line Printer I \|\| 10-1130 \|\| Dot Matrix \|\| DMP-100 \|\| [https://archive.org/details/rainbowmagazine-1982-11/page/n78/mode/1up 399.00]
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	\| Color Graphics Printer \|\| 10-1100 \|\| Color Plotter \|\| CGP-115 \|\| [https://archive.org/details/rainbowmagazine-1982-11/page/n78/mode/1up 249.00]		\| Color Graphics Printer \|\| 10-1100 \|\| Color Plotter \|\| CGP-115 \|\| [https://archive.org/details/rainbowmagazine-1982-11/page/n78/mode/1up 249.00]

Carney at 05:26, 10 February 2025

2025-02-10T05:26:04Z

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	CoCo printers came in essentially two types. Ones that were specifically designed, made, and advertised with the CoCo in mind (either exclusively, or with other computers as well), and those that were not and which the CoCo had to use adapters for.		CoCo printers came in essentially two types. Ones that were specifically designed, made, and advertised with the CoCo in mind (either exclusively, or with other computers as well), and those that were not and which the CoCo had to use adapters for.

	The vast majority of computer printers in the 8-bit era used parallel ports, which the CoCo, being serial only, does not have.		The vast majority of computer printers in the 8-bit era used parallel ports, which the CoCo, being serial-only, does not have.

	Other printers did have serial ports, but ~~assumed~~ the industry-standard, large D-shaped connector with 9 or 25 pins ~~that were standard elsewhere, which~~ the CoCo -- perhaps to cut costs, did not have, instead having a distinctive serial interface with a round, 4-pin DIN connector. Radio Shack sold a six-foot male-to-male 4 pin to 4 pin cable for CoCo printing, separately from their CoCos and printers, as Catalog Number 26-3020 for $4.95 starting in 1982's RSC-07, going all the way to RSC-21 in 1990 for $5.95.		Other printers did have serial ports, but only the industry-standard, large D-shaped connector with 9 or 25 pins. But the CoCo -- perhaps to cut costs -- did not have that interface either, instead having a distinctive serial interface with a round, 4-pin DIN connector. Radio Shack sold a six-foot male-to-male 4 pin to 4 pin cable for CoCo printing, separately from their CoCos and printers, as Catalog Number 26-3020 for $4.95 starting in 1982's RSC-07, going all the way to RSC-21 in 1990 for $5.95.

	~~The~~ very first printer Tandy marketed as being CoCo-compatible had a ''5''-pin DIN connector. To connect to a CoCo, it needed the Cat. No. 26-3009, a cable with the 5-pin DIN on one end and the CoCo's standard 4-pin DIN serial connector on the other. The cable was originally intended for the TRS-80 Model I and was called the Model I cassette special serial interface. The printer was soon dropped from Radio Shack's product lineup as soon as other, more practical CoCo printers became available.		But the very first printer Tandy marketed as being CoCo-compatible had a ''5''-pin DIN connector. To connect to a CoCo, it needed the Cat. No. 26-3009, a cable with the 5-pin DIN on one end and the CoCo's standard 4-pin DIN serial connector on the other. The cable was originally intended for the TRS-80 Model I and was called the Model I cassette special serial interface. The printer was soon dropped from Radio Shack's product lineup as soon as other, more practical CoCo printers became available.

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	\| Color Graphics Printer \|\| 10-1100 \|\| Color Plotter \|\| CGP-115 \|\| [https://archive.org/details/rainbowmagazine-1982-11/page/n78/mode/1up 249.00]		\| Color Graphics Printer \|\| 10-1100 \|\| Color Plotter \|\| CGP-115 \|\| [https://archive.org/details/rainbowmagazine-1982-11/page/n78/mode/1up 249.00]
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			A brisk third-party aftermarket quickly sprang up to offer CoCo users the ability to use non-Radio Shack printers with parallel ports. Given the amount of magazine coverage and software support these printers had, both these printers, and the adapters necessary to make use of them, must have sold reasonably well in the CoCo market.

Carney: reworked article once I found that some DB25 serial printers specifically had CoCo compatibility as mentioned in their user manuals

2025-02-10T05:21:27Z

reworked article once I found that some DB25 serial printers specifically had CoCo compatibility as mentioned in their user manuals

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 CoCo printers came in essentially two types.  Ones that were specifically designed, made, and advertised with the CoCo in mind (either exclusively, or with other computers as well), and those that were not and which the CoCo had to use adapters for.
-The vast majority of computer printers in the 8-bit era used parallel ports, which the CoCo does not have.  Printers made with the CoCo in mind use the CoCo's serial port. Another layer of distinctiveness to CoCo printing is that the CoCo's serial port was not the larger D-shaped connector with 9 or 25 pins that were standard elsewhere, but rather was a round, 4-pin DIN connector, perhaps to cut costs.  Radio Shack sold a six-foot male-to-male 4 pin to 4 pin cable for CoCo printing, separately from their CoCos and printers, as Catalog Number 26-3020 for $4.95 starting in 1982's RSC-07, going all the way to RSC-21 in 1990 for $5.95.
+The vast majority of computer printers in the 8-bit era used parallel ports, which the CoCo, being serial only, does not have.
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Carney at 03:07, 10 February 2025

2025-02-10T03:07:58Z

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	\| Line Printer VIII \|\| 26-1168 \|\| Dot Matrix \|\| Silver/Gray \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1982_rsc-06.html?fb3d-page=20 RSC-06, p.20] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1982 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|799.00		\| Line Printer VIII \|\| 26-1168 \|\| Dot Matrix \|\| Silver/Gray \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1982_rsc-06.html?fb3d-page=20 RSC-06, p.20] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1982 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|799.00
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	\| FP-215 \|\| 26-1193 \|\| Color Plotter \|\| Silver/Gray \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1983_rsc-08.html?fb3d-page=24 RSC-08, p.24] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1983 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|995.00 \|\|		\| [[FP-215]] \|\| 26-1193 \|\| Color Plotter \|\| Silver/Gray \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1983_rsc-08.html?fb3d-page=24 RSC-08, p.24] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1983 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|995.00 \|\|
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	\| CGP-115 \|\| 26-1192 \|\| Color Plotter \|\| Silver/Gray \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1983_rsc-08.html?fb3d-page=24 RSC-08, p.24] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1983 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|249.95 \|\| Narrow (4½" wide) roll paper; [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1985_rsc-12.html?fb3d-page=33 $199.99 RSC-12]		\| CGP-115 \|\| 26-1192 \|\| Color Plotter \|\| Silver/Gray \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1983_rsc-08.html?fb3d-page=24 RSC-08, p.24] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1983 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|249.95 \|\| Narrow (4½" wide) roll paper; [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1985_rsc-12.html?fb3d-page=33 $199.99 RSC-12]

Carney at 17:24, 5 February 2025

2025-02-05T17:24:05Z

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	Tandy also sold two of its CoCo printers under [[Tandy Data Products]] branding. Both came out in 1982 and had white cases. The TDP-branded version of Radio Shack's CoCo serial cable (Cat. No. 26-3020) was Stock Number 10-1270, also sold for $4.95. One authorized seller was [[Spectrum Projects]].		Tandy also sold two of its CoCo printers under [[Tandy Data Products]] branding, to support the [[TDP-100]]. Both these printers came out in 1982 and had white cases. The TDP-branded version of Radio Shack's CoCo serial cable (Cat. No. 26-3020) was Stock Number 10-1270, also sold for $4.95. One authorized seller was [[Spectrum Projects]].

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Carney at 19:38, 15 September 2024

2024-09-15T19:38:51Z

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	\| DMP-400 \|\| 26-1251 \|\| Dot Matrix \|\| Silver/Gray \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1983_rsc-08.html?fb3d-page=21 RSC-08, p.21] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1983 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|1,195.00		\| DMP-400 \|\| 26-1251 \|\| Dot Matrix \|\| Silver/Gray \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1983_rsc-08.html?fb3d-page=21 RSC-08, p.21] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1983 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|1,195.00
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	\| ~~DMP~~-~~120~~ \|\| 26-~~1255~~ \|\| ~~Dot Matrix~~ \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=31 RSC-10, p.31] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|~~499~~.95		\| [[CGP-220]] \|\| 26-1268 \|\| Color Inkjet \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=31 RSC-10, p.31] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|699.00 \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1986_rsc-15.html?fb3d-page=60 $599 RSC-15 p. 60]
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	\| ~~DWP~~-~~210~~ \|\| 26-~~1257~~ \|\| ~~Daisy Wheel~~ \|\| White \|\|Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=34 RSC-10, p.34] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|~~799~~.00 \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/m-sale_1984_379.html?fb3d-page=29 $599 SF-379]; [https://archive.org/details/80_Micro_1986-03_CW_Communications_US/page/n23/mode/2up?q=%22DWP-210%22 Discontinued March 86]		\| DMP-120 \|\| 26-1255 \|\| Dot Matrix \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=32 RSC-10, p.32] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|499.95
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	\| DMP-420 \|\| 26-1267 \|\| Dot Matrix \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=33 RSC-10, p.33] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|999.00		\| DMP-420 \|\| 26-1267 \|\| Dot Matrix \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=33 RSC-10, p.33] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|999.00
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	\| ~~[[CGP~~-~~220]]~~ \|\| 26-~~1268~~ \|\| ~~Color Inkjet~~ \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=31 RSC-10, p.31] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|~~699~~.00 \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/~~c1986_rsc~~-15.html?fb3d-page=60 $599 ~~RSC~~-~~15 p~~. 60]		\| DWP-210 \|\| 26-1257 \|\| Daisy Wheel \|\| White \|\|Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=34 RSC-10, p.34] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|799.00 \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/m-sale_1984_379.html?fb3d-page=29 $599 SF-379]; [https://archive.org/details/80_Micro_1986-03_CW_Communications_US/page/n23/mode/2up?q=%22DWP-210%22 Discontinued March 86]
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	\| TP-10 \|\| 26-1261 \|\| Thermal \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=55 RSC-10, p.55] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|99.95 \|\| Narrow 4⅛" Paper; For CoCo & MC-10 '''only''' - no parallel port		\| TP-10 \|\| 26-1261 \|\| Thermal \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=55 RSC-10, p.55] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|99.95 \|\| Narrow 4⅛" Paper; For CoCo & MC-10 '''only''' - no parallel port

Carney: corrected TP-10 listing; it actually debuted in RSC-10, not -11

2024-09-15T19:30:25Z

corrected TP-10 listing; it actually debuted in RSC-10, not -11

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	\| [[CGP-220]] \|\| 26-1268 \|\| Color Inkjet \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=31 RSC-10, p.31] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|699.00 \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1986_rsc-15.html?fb3d-page=60 $599 RSC-15 p. 60]		\| [[CGP-220]] \|\| 26-1268 \|\| Color Inkjet \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=31 RSC-10, p.31] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|699.00 \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1986_rsc-15.html?fb3d-page=60 $599 RSC-15 p. 60]
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	\| TP-10 \|\| 26-1261 \|\| Thermal \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-11.html?fb3d-page=59 RSC-11, p.59] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|99.95 \|\| Narrow 4⅛" Paper; For CoCo & MC-10 '''only''' - no parallel port		\| TP-10 \|\| 26-1261 \|\| Thermal \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-10.html?fb3d-page=55 RSC-10, p.55] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|99.95 \|\| Narrow 4⅛" Paper; For CoCo & MC-10 '''only''' - no parallel port
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	\| DMP-110 \|\| 26-1271 \|\| Dot Matrix \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-11.html?fb3d-page=36 RSC-11, p.36] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|399.00		\| DMP-110 \|\| 26-1271 \|\| Dot Matrix \|\| White \|\| Radio Shack \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1984_rsc-11.html?fb3d-page=36 RSC-11, p.36] \|\| style="text-align:center;"\|1984 \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|399.00

Carney at 01:17, 16 August 2024

2024-08-16T01:17:36Z

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	! Name !! Cat. No. !! Type !! Case !! Branding !! RSC Year !! RSC Debut !! Debut Price \|\| Notes		! Name !! Cat. No. !! Type !! Case !! Branding !! RSC Year !! RSC Debut !! Debut Price \|\| Notes
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	\| Quick Printer II \|\| 26-1115 \|\| Thermal \|\| Silver \|\| Radio Shack \|\| 1979 (1981 for CoCo) \|\| \|\| 219.00 \|\| Ultra-narrow (2⅜") and expensive aluminum-coated paper		\| Quick Printer II \|\| 26-1115 \|\| Thermal \|\| Silver \|\| Radio Shack \|\| 1979 (1981 for CoCo) \|\| [https://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/flipbook/c1981_rsc-04.html?fb3d-page=30 RSC-04, p. 30] \|\| style="text-align:right;"\|219.00 \|\| Ultra-narrow (2⅜") and expensive aluminum-coated paper
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Carney at 01:15, 16 August 2024

2024-08-16T01:15:16Z

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	! Name !! Cat. No. !! Type !! Case !! Branding !! RSC Year !! RSC Debut !! Debut Price \|\| Notes		! Name !! Cat. No. !! Type !! Case !! Branding !! RSC Year !! RSC Debut !! Debut Price \|\| Notes
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	\| Quick Printer II \|\| 26-1115 \|\| Thermal \|\| Silver \|\| Radio Shack \|\| 1979 (1981 for CoCo) \|\| \|\| 219.00 \|\| Ultra-narrow (2⅛") and expensive aluminum-coated paper		\| Quick Printer II \|\| 26-1115 \|\| Thermal \|\| Silver \|\| Radio Shack \|\| 1979 (1981 for CoCo) \|\| \|\| 219.00 \|\| Ultra-narrow (2⅜") and expensive aluminum-coated paper
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