Object Details
- Seiko Epson Corporation
- Description
- The EP-101 was an electronic mini-printer developed at Seiko. It evolved from the timing printer that Epson built for the 1964 Tokyo Olympic games. After the games were over, the company realized that the printing technology they had created had a potential market of its own. In 1968, they released the EP-101 (Electronic Printer 101) micro-printer, which was the smallest and lightest printer in the world at that time. The printer soon became extremely popular for use with the new electronic calculators that were coming into the market. Many versions were developed for attachment to different types of equipment, and ultimately millions of the printers were sold around the world. This printer also gave Epson its name. The word was coined to mean "son of EP," or "Epson." It became the trade name for Seiko's printer business. Over the years, this printer and other products that the Epson division produced overshadowed the traditional Seiko watch business.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Seiko Epson Corporation (thorugh Hideaki Yasukawa)
- 1968
- ID Number
- 2001.0003.01
- accession number
- 2001.0003
- catalog number
- 2001.0003.01
- Object Name
- Printer
- Measurements
- overall:;
- place made
- Japan
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Computers
- Computers & Business Machines
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_687274
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-0f58-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
