Amstrad/Schneider DMP2000 Printer
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Amstrad's second printer, the successor to the DMP1 printer.
Contents
Technical specs
The built-in font
The font is stored so that each byte is a column of the character. And stored so that the rom is read in incrementing order in order to draw the char.
- DMP 2000 Font
Pictures
- DMP 2000
Riteman Plus
There are (at least some) relations to Riteman+ plus printers:
- The DMP2000 accepts Riteman ribbon cassettes
- The shape of the case of DMP2xxx/DMP3xxxx series does resemble the Riteman models (although it isn't identical; the front of the Ritemans has a short horizontal edge, then followed by what looks like as a steeper diagonal edge - look at the photos to see for yourself)
- Unknown if the Riteman's internal PCB, mechanics, and Firmware do have relations to Amstrad models.
- According to the ACU review: the DMP2000 is "based on" the "Riteman F".
- Riteman C+/F+ from C.Itoh Electronics Corp
Add-ons
- The Dart Scanner for DMP-Printers from Dart Electronics is a add-on for DMP2000/3000 printers, the scanner optics are attached to the printer head.
- The DMP2000 Buffer Upgrade Kit from Goldmark Systems is a RAM expansion for DMP2000 printers.
Manuals
- DMP2000 User Manual (English) (1985) (pdf)
- DMP2000 User Manual (English) (1985) (jpg's in a wiki gallery)
- DMP2000 User Manual (French)
- DMP2000 User Manual (Spanish)
- DMP2000,DMP3000,DMP4000 Service Manual (English) (hires) or (lowres)
- DMP2000 Service Manual (English)
- DMP2000 Service Manual (German and English)
Downloads
- DMP2000 Rom dump (Spanish) (zipped rom file) (dumped from a spanish printer, but should be same for all countries)
Reviews
- DMP2000 launch announced in Amstrad Computer User (October 1985, page 7)
- DMP2000 review in Amstrad Computer User (November 1985, pages 41, 42)