The IBM 6400 family of line matrix printers were modern highspeed business computer printers introduced by IBM in 1995. These printers were designed for use on a variety IBM systems including mainframes, servers, and PCs.

Configuration The 6400 was available in a choice of three configurations:

Open pedestal (to minimize floor size requirements) Enclosed cabinet (for quiet operation). Enclosed cabinet with power paper stacker

It offered a variety of interfaces including:

RS-232 Serial RS-422 Serial PC Parallel Dataproducts Parallel Ethernet (10Base-T or 10Base-2) IEEE 1284

It also offered two Coax/Twinax features:

IBM Coax/Twinax Coax/Twinax Multi-Platform Interface

When configured with the appropriate graphics option, it could print mailing bar codes "certified by the U.S. Postal Service. A wide variety of configurations were sold by IBM.

Models A variety of models were offered:

+ The 6400 Series Printer Family Model Number Print Speed Enclosure Hammer Bank Data Controller Clock 6400-004 475 lpm Cabinet 28 Hammers 25 MHz 6400-04P 475 lpm Pedestal 28 Hammers 25 MHz 6400-005 500 lpm Cabinet 28 Hammers 25 MHz 6400-05P 500 lpm Pedestal 28 Hammers 25 MHz 6400-050 500 lpm Cabinet 28 Hammers 40 MHz 6400-P50 500 lpm Pedestal 28 Hammers 40 MHz 6400-008 800 lpm Cabinet 49 Hammers 25 MHz 6400-08P 800 lpm Pedestal 49 Hammers 25 MHz 6400-009 900 lpm Cabinet 49 Hammers 25 MHz 6400-09P 900 lpm Pedestal 49 Hammers 25 MHz 6400-010 1000 lpm Cabinet 60 Hammers 40 MHz 6400-P10 1000 lpm Pedestal 60 Hammers 40 MHz 6400-012 1200 lpm Cabinet 91 Hammers 25 MHz 6400-014 1400 lpm Cabinet 91 Hammers 40 MHz 6400-015 1500 lpm Cabinet 102 Hammers 40 MHz 6400-C05 585 lpm Cabinet 91 Hammers 40 MHz 6400-C5P 585 lpm Pedestal 91 Hammers 40 MHz On 22 October 2002 IBM announced models i5P, i05, i1P, i10, i15 and i20 which offered amongst other things, wireless ethernet attachment.

Rebadged These printers were manufactured by Printronix Corp and rebranded for IBM. Many internal parts had the Printronix Logo and/or artwork.

The IBM Printing Systems Division was sold to Ricoh in 2007.

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