Amstrad's second printer, the successor to the DMP1 printer.
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.
However, it seems the actual font is 16 pixels tall, and that even lines are in one byte, and odd lines are in another. Where the even and odd bytes are seperated in the rom.
- DMP 2000 Font
The font with position markers
The pure font
Pictures
- DMP 2000
The beast
DMP2000 in natural surroundings
The service manual
The ribbon that was never enough
DMP-2000 Launch (ACU, October 1985)
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.
- Riteman C+/F+ from C.Itoh Electronics Corp
Riteman C+ for Commodore
Riteman F+ (front)
Riteman F+ (back)
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 DMP2000/3000 Buffer Upgrade Kit from Goldmark Systems is a RAM expansion for DMP2000/DMP3000 printers.
Manuals
Downloads
- DMP2000 Rom dump (Spanish) (zipped rom file) (dumped from a spanish printer, but should be same for all countries)
Reviews
- DMP2000 review in Amstrad Computer User (November 1985, page 41)