Editing IBM 3270 (section)

===Printers===
[[File:IBM 4224 matrix printer (1).jpg|thumb|4224 printer]]
* 3284 matrix printer
* 3286 matrix printer
* 3287 printer, including a color model
* 3288 line printer
* 3268-1 R-loop connected stand-alone printer for the [[IBM 8100]] system
* 4224 matrix printer
In 1984 announced [[IBM Intelligent Printer Data Stream|IPDS – Intelligent Printer Data Stream]] for online printing of [[Advanced Function Presentation|AFP — Advanced Function Presentation]] documents, using bidirectional communications between the application and the printer. IPDS support among others printing of text, fonts, images, graphics, and barcodes. The IBM 4224 is one of the IPDS capable dot matrix printers.

With the emergence of printers, including [[Laser printing|laser printers]], from [[HP LaserJet|HP]], [[Canon Inc.|Canon]], and others, targeted the PC market, 3270 customers got an alternative to IBM 3270 printers by connecting this type of printers through printer protocol converters from manufactures like I-data, MPI Tech, Adacom, and others. The printer protocol converters basically emulate a 3287 type printer, and later extended to support IPDS.

The IBM 3482 terminal, announced in 1992, offered a printer port, which could be used for host addressable printing as well as local screen copy. <code> </code>

In the later versions of 3174 the Asynchronous Emulation Adapter (AEA), supporting async RS-232 character-based type terminals, was enhanced to support printers equipped with a serial interface.