IBM 1443

IBM 1443 exposed in the IBM 1460 presentation stand

The IBM 1443 Printer (sometimes referred to as the 1443 Flying Type Bar Printer[1]) is an obsolete computer line printer used in the punched card era. It was offered in three models: Models 1, 2 and N1; the last two could print up to 240 lines per minute (LPM) with a full character set.[2][3][4]

The 1443 was initially introduced October 11, 1962 for use with the IBM 1440 system and withdrawn February 8, 1971.[5] It was announced in 1963 for the 1620 system. The printer could also be used on the IBM 1620[2] (announced 1963[6]), IBM 1710,[2] IBM 1800[7] and System/360.[3]

Decades later IBM recycled the 1443 model number to refer to a different product.[8][failed verification]

Back side of IBM 1443 printer
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  3. ^ a b IBM System/360 System Summary (PDF) (0 ed.). IBM. 1964. p. 31. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  4. ^ IBM System/360 System Summary (PDF) (12 ed.). IBM. 1974. p. 7-1. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
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  6. ^ "DPD chronology". IBM Archives. Archived from the original on August 20, 2010. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  7. ^ IBM 1800 Data Acquisition and Control System: System Summary (PDF). IBM Systems Reference Library (1st ed.). IBM Corporation. p. 10. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Printer Ribbon IBM 1443 Texas Instruments Omni 800 RP-594". Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-19.