IBM 6400

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:

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.

References

1 2 3 "IBM 6400 Line Matrix Printer Family" (PDF).
↑ IBM 6400 Setup Guide. IBM (published 1998). August 1998. pp. 1–6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
↑ "IBM 6400 Line Matrix Printer Series Specs & Prices". Archived from the original on 27 September 2019.
1 2 IBM 6400 Maintenance Information Manual (9th ed.). IBM (published 2000). August 2000. pp. 14, 292–293.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
↑ "New IBM 6400 Models". www.ibm.com. 2002-10-22. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
↑ Martens, China (2007-01-25). "Update: IBM to hand printing division over to Ricoh". Computerworld. Retrieved 2022-11-21.

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[IBM6400.IBM-1] 1 2 3 "IBM 6400 Line Matrix Printer Family" (PDF).

[2] IBM 6400 Setup Guide. IBM (published 1998). August 1998. pp. 1–6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[3] "IBM 6400 Line Matrix Printer Series Specs & Prices". Archived from the original on 27 September 2019.

[:0-4] 1 2 IBM 6400 Maintenance Information Manual (9th ed.). IBM (published 2000). August 2000. pp. 14, 292–293.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[5] "New IBM 6400 Models". www.ibm.com. 2002-10-22. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2026-04-23.

[6] Martens, China (2007-01-25). "Update: IBM to hand printing division over to Ricoh". Computerworld. Retrieved 2022-11-21.