Peripherals and components for personal computers by the brand Epson
Brand: Epson
Headquarters: 
Japan (Suwa)
Since: 1961
In 1975, Epson became its own company as the printer manufacturing branch of Seiko, previously marketed under the Seikosha brand.
Their dot matrix printers include the MX, RX, FX, LX, JX, LQ, and HomeWriter lines.
The MX printers were the original line of printers introduced by Epson. This line contained one of the most popular printers of all time, the MX-80. IBM chose a modification of the Epson MX-80 to accompany the introduction of the IBM PC in August 1981.
The RX series is an improvement over the MX series. These printers print at 100 characters per second.
The FX series was introduced in 1983. It is an update to the previous printer lines. These printers can print at a blazing speed of 160 characters per second.
The LX series marks the introduction of the SelecType feature. This feature allows the user to access various print modes simply by pressing control panel buttons in specific sequences.
The JX series adds the ability to print in seven colors.
The LQ series has a 24-pin print head instead of the standard nine-pin.
Some outstanding models of Epson peripherals
EPSON TX-80 Launched: 1978
In June 1978, the TX-80 80-column dot matrix printer was introduced, primarily used as a system printer for the Commodre PET computer. After two years of further development, an improved model, the MX-80, was released in October 1980, becoming the best-selling printer in the United States.
Epson LX-90 Launched: 1985
This printer was quite similar to the LX-80, but required a specific emulation interface to be connected to each of the different computers: Commodore 64, Atari XE/XL, IBM PC, IBM PCjr and Apple IIc.
