Commodore Printer, Model MPS 802, 1985

Summary

The Commodore 64 made home computing accessible to a broad public in the 1980s. Released in 1982 as a successor to the VIC-20, the C64 was priced cheaply and was essential in establishing the home computing market. As an early platform for growing consumer-friendly software and game industries, it remains one of the top-selling personal computers of all time.

The Commodore 64 made home computing accessible to a broad public in the 1980s. Released in 1982 as a successor to the VIC-20, the C64 was priced cheaply and was essential in establishing the home computing market. As an early platform for growing consumer-friendly software and game industries, it remains one of the top-selling personal computers of all time.

Artifact

Printer (Output device)

Date Made

1985

Creators

Commodore Business Machines 

Place of Creation

Japan 

United States, Pennsylvania, West Chester 

Creator Notes

Made in Japan for Commodore Business Machines, West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2009.102.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in

Width: 12.5 in

Length: 15.25 in

Inscriptions

On front of printer: commodore MPS 802 On button on front of printer: Paper Advance On label on back of printer: FCC ID: BR99TO 1526/ commodore/ MADE IN JAPAN On label on back iof printer: commodore/ Model MPS-802/ .../ Serial No. XA1047684/ Made in Japan

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