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Atari 1020

Atari 1020
Atari 1020 four-colour plotter
Example printout
The Commodore 1520 plotter is based on the same mechanism.

The Atari 1020 is a four-color computer plotter which was sold by Atari, Inc. for Atari 8-bit computers. The 1020 is capable of 20-, 40- and 80-column text and graphics using a friction-fed roll of paper approximately 11.5 cm (4.5 inches) in width. Graphics are generated using one of four coloured pens to draw lines, using a combination of the horizontally moving pen barrel and the vertically scrolling paper to create diagonal lines.

The 1020 is based on a plotter mechanism manufactured by ALPS. The same mechanism formed the basis of several other low-cost plotters produced around the same time, including the Commodore 1520, the Oric MCP40, the Tandy/Radio Shack CGP-115, the Texas Instruments HX-1000, and the Mattel Aquarius 4615. However, the 1020 connected via the Atari 8-bit's proprietary SIO interface, eliminating the need for an 850 serial/parallel interface module, but limiting its use to Atari 8-bit computers.

The plotter can be controlled from Atari BASIC.

References

References

  1. https://archive.org/details/atari-1020-color-printer
  2. "What are the Atari 1020, 1025, 1027, and 1029 Printers?".
  3. "The Texas Instruments HX-1000 Printer/Plotter Photos".
  4. ANTIC VOL. 4, NO. 5 / SEPTEMBER 1985 / PAGE 42 ([http://www.atarimagazines.com/v4n5/plotters.html]), "the 1020 daisy chains right into one of your disk drive ports"
  5. ANTIC VOL. 4, NO. 10 / FEBRUARY 1986 / PAGE 29 ([http://www.atarimagazines.com/v4n10/atari1020plotter.html])
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