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Wang 2200 Peripherals

Wang produced a dizzying number of peripherals. Early on some of these came from the existing programmable calculator families. Some peripherals went through several redesigns, obsoleting earlier versions.

Below is a bare-bones list of the peripherals that have been mentioned in various bits of Wang literature.

  • 2201 Output Writer
  • 2201L Output Writer (156 column, 15 cps)
  • 2202 Plotting Output Writer
  • 2203 Punched Papter Tape Reader
  • 2207A I/O Interface Controller (RS-232-C)
  • 2209 Nine-Track Tape Drive (800 BPI-NRZI)
  • 2209A Nine-Track Tape Drive (1600 BPI-PE)
  • 2210 Integrated Console (mindiskette, 12" CRT, keyboard) with (16x64) or (24x80) CRT
  • 2212 Analog Flatbed Plotter (10" x 15")
  • 2214 Mark Sense Card Reader
  • 2215 BASIC Keyword Keyboard
  • 2216 CRT Executive Display
  • 2216A Upper/Lowercase CRT Display
  • 2217 Single Tape Cassette Drive
  • 2216/2217 Combined CRT Executive Display/Single Tape Cassette Drive
  • 2216A/2217 Combined Upper?lowercase CRT Display/Single Tape Cassette Drive
  • 2218 Dual Tape Cassette Drive
  • 2219 I/O Extended Chassis
  • 2220 Integrated CRT/Tape Cassette Drive/Keyboard
  • 2221 Line Printer (132 column)
  • 2221M Line Printer Multiplexer
  • 2221W Line Printer (132 column, 200 char/sec)
  • 2222 Alpha-Numeric Typewriter Keyboard
  • 2223 Upper/Lowercase Alphanumeric BASIC Keyboard
  • 2224-2,-3,-4 Disk Multiplexer
  • 2226 Integrated Console (12" CRT, keyboard) with (16x64) or (24x80) CRT
  • 2227 Standard Telecommunications Controller
  • 2227B Buffered Asynchronous Communications Controller
  • 2227N Null Modem to connect two 2227s
  • 2228B Bisynchronous Asynchronous Communications Controller
  • 2228C Synchronous/Asynchronous Communications Controller
  • 2228D Data Communications Controller
  • 2228N Null Modem for 2228B Controller
  • 2229 Four Track Tape Drive (6400 BPI)
  • 2230-1 Fixed/Removable Disk Drive (1,228,800 bytes)
  • 2230-2 Fixed/Removable Disk Drive (2,457,600 bytes)
  • 2230-3 Fixed/Removable Disk Drive (5,013,504 bytes)
  • 2230MXA-1,MXB-1 Disk Mulitplexer Controllers
  • 2231 Dot Matrix Line Printer (80 column)
  • 2231W Dot Matrix Line Printer (132 column, 200 char/sec, 10 pitch)
  • 2231W-1 Dot Matrix Line Printer (112 column, 120 char/sec, 10 pitch)
  • 2231W-2 Dot Matrix Line Printer (132 column, 120 char/sec, 10 pitch)
  • 2231W-3 Dot Matrix Line Printer (132 column, 120 char/sec, 2282 Graphic CRT Accessory Printer)
  • 2231W-6 Dot Matrix Line Printer (132 column, 70 char/sec, dual pitch)
  • 2232 Digital Flatbed Plotter (31" x 42")
  • 2232A Digital Flatbed Plotter (31" x 48")
  • 2232B Digital Flatbed Plotter (31" x 48")
  • 2234A Hopper-Feed Punched Card Reader
  • 2235 Dot Matrix Line Printer (132/158 column, 222 cps, dual pitch)
  • 2236DE Interactive Terminal (for data processing)
  • 2236DW Interactive Terminal (for data and word processing)
  • 2236MXD Interactive Terminal Processor
  • 2236MXE Interactive Terminal Processor
  • 2240-1 Dual Removable Flexible Disk Drive (262,144 bytes)
  • 2240-2 Dual Removable Flexible Disk Drive (524,288 bytes)
  • 2241 Thermal Printer (80 column)
  • 2242 Single Removable Flexible Disk Drive (262,144 bytes)
  • 2243 Triple Removable Flexible Disk Drive (786,432 bytes)
  • 2244A Hopper-Feed Mark Sense/Punched Card Reader
  • 2245 Matrix Printer (80/132 columns, 80 cps)
  • 2250 I/O Interface Controller (8 Bit Parallel)
  • 2251 Matrix Line Printer (40 column, 110 cps)
  • 2252 Input Interface Controller (BCD 10 Digit Parallel)
  • 2252A Scanning Input Interface Controller (BCD 1 to 10 Digit Parallel)
  • 2254 IEEE-488 Interface Controller
  • 2260B/C F/R Disk Drives (2.5, 5, 10, or 20 megabytes)
  • 2261 High-Speed Printer
  • 2261W High-Speed Matrix Line Printer (240 lpm, dual pitch)
  • 2262-1 X-Y Digitizer (20" x 20")
  • 2262-2 X-Y Digitizer (30" x 40")
  • 2262-3 X-Y Digitizer (36" x 48")
  • 2263-1 Chain Line Printer (400 lpm, dual pitch)
  • 2263-2 Chain Line Printer (600 lpm, dual pitch)
  • 2263-3 Chain Line Printer (430 lpm, dual pitch)
  • 2270-1 Wang Diskette Drive (.25 megabytes)
  • 2270-2 Wang Diskette Drive (.50 megabytes)
  • 2270-3 Wang Diskette Drive (.75 megabytes)
  • 2270A-1 Wang IBM 3740 Compatible Diskette Drive (.25 megabytes)
  • 2270A-2 Wang IBM 3740 Compatible Diskette Drive (.50 megabytes)
  • 2270A-3 Wang IBM 3740 Compatible Diskette Drive (.75 megabytes)
  • 2271 Bidirectional Output Writer (15 cps)
  • 2271P Bidirectional Plotting Output Writer (15 cps)
  • 2272 Digital Drum Plotter
  • 2272-2 Triple Pen Drum Plotter
  • 2273-1 Band Printer (250 lpm)
  • 2273-2 Band Printer (600 lpm)
  • 2275-10 Fixed/Removable Disk Drives (10 megabyte hard disk, 5.25" floppy)
  • 2275-20 Fixed/Removable Disk Drives (two 10 megabyte hard disks)
  • 2275-30 Fixed/Removable Disk Drives (30 megabyte hard disk, 5.25" floppy)
  • 2275-60 Fixed/Removable Disk Drives (two 30 megabyte hard disks)
  • 2275MUX Disk Multiplexer Controller
  • 2275MUXE Disk Multiplexer Controller
  • 2280-1 F/R Disk Drive (26.8 megabytes)
  • 2280-2 F/R Disk Drive (53.6 megabytes)
  • 2280-3 F/R Disk Drive (80.5 megabytes)
  • 2281 Daisy Wheel Printer (40 chars/sec)
  • 2281W Daisy Wheel Printer (30 chars/sec)
  • 2281WC Wide Carriage Daisy Wheel Printer
  • 2282 Graphic CRT
  • 2290 CPU/Peripheral Stand
  • 2291 2232B Plotter Stand
  • 2292 12" Auxiliary CRT Display
  • 2294 WCS Stand
  • 2295 2231W Printer Stand
  • 2336DE Interactive Terminal (for data processing)
  • 2336DW Interactive Terminal (for data and word processing)
  • 2426DW Interactive Terminal (like 2436DW; expanded keyboard for foreign markets)
  • 2436DE Interactive Terminal (for data processing)
  • 2436DW Interactive Terminal (for data and word processing)
  • 2536DW Interactive Terminal (for data and word processing)
  • 2200/PM010 Matrix Character Printer
  • 2200/PM016 Matrix Character Printer
  • 2200/PM017 Matrix Line Printer
  • 2200/PM018 Daisy Wheel Printer (60 cps)
  • 2200/PM060 Matrix Printer
  • LCS8 Laser Printer
  • LCS15 Laser Printer
  • DS-DS Data storage cabinet containing a 320 KB diskette
  • DS-1.2 Data storage cabinet containing a 1 MB diskette
  • DS-10R Data storage cabinet containing a 10 MB removable hard disk
  • DS-20 Data storage cabinet containing a 20 MB hard disk
  • DS-32 Data storage cabinet containing a 32 MB hard disk
  • DS-64 Data storage cabinet containing a 64 MB hard disk
  • DS-112 Data storage cabinet containing a 112 MB hard disk
  • DS-140 Data storage cabinet containing a 140 MB hard disk
  • DS-TS Data storage cabinet containing a streaming tape drive
  • BFT-1 Bidirectional Forms Tractor for 2281W
  • BFT-2 Bidirectional Forms Tractor for 2281WC
  • DE-1 F/R disk enclosure
  • FS-2 WCS 20/30 Desk (right hand)
  • FS-2L WCS 20/30 Desk (left hand)

Wang also offered upgrade options for certain CPUs and peripherals.

  • Option 1 Matrix ROM (for 2200B/C)
  • Option 2 General I/O ROM (for 2200B/C)
  • Option 3 Character Edit ROM (for 2200A/B)
  • Option 4 Audio Alarm (for 2216 and 2216A CRTs)
  • Option 5 Sort ROM (for 2200B/C)
  • Option 20 Additional 3 I/O Slots (for 2200S or WCS/10)
  • Option 20A Additional 3 I/O Slots (for 2200T, WCS/20, or WCS/30)
  • Option 21 Matrix Instruction Set ROM (for 2200S)
  • Option 22 Advanced Programming Instruction Set ROM, plus Option 21 (for 2200S)
  • Option 23 General I/O Instruction Set ROM, plus Option 22 (for 2200S)
  • Option 24 Disk and Sort Instruction Set ROM, plus Options 23 (for 2200S)
  • Option 30 Upper/Lowercase (for the 2220 CRT)
  • Option 31 Audio Alarm (for the 2220 and 2226 CRTs)
  • Option 32 Keyboard Clicker