Re: Cardprint+G printer adapter and BMC BX-80 printer

From: William Levak (wlevak_at_cyberspace.org)
Date: 2000-05-12 06:17:17

I miscounted, there are 6 swithches on the interface.  No. 1 is the device
number, and No. 3 controls the linefeed.  I can't figure out anything for
the other 4.

I took the case off the printer.  There are 12 switches inside.

That only leaves 65536 combinations to try.


On Sun, 7 May 2000, Craig S. Levay wrote:

> Dear Mr. Levak,
>   I looked at my GEOS v.2.0 guide for the 64 and the BMC BX-80 driver is
> a Blue Chip M120 driver.  I looked at my Cardco G-Whiz, Super G, and +G
> guide and mentions 8 dip switches on the Centronics interface.  No mention
> of dip switch emulations for Blue Chip but would try an Epson emulation
> for starters.
> No. 1 on, No. 2 off, No. 3 on, No. 4 optional, No.5 on, No. 6 off, No. 7
> is optional, No. 8 is optional.
> 
> Sounds like you have some some experimentation to do.
> 
>   Craig LeVay
> 
>    Commodores are neat.......
> 
> 
> On Sat, 6 May 2000, William Levak wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I now have a Cardprint+G adapter and A BMC BX-80 printer.
> > 
> > The Super Graphix jr printer adapter works ok with the BMC.  My ASCII
> > printer must require more current drain than the adapter can supply.
> > That might explain the accasional extra characters.
> > 
> > The Cardprint adapter almost works right with the BMC.  The lower case
> > letters come out upper case and the upper case letters come out italic.
> > When connect to my ASCII printer, the upper case letters are missing
> > entirely.
> > 
> > Does anyone have the swithch settings (there are 6 switches)?
> > 
> > 
> > The BMC printer stops with a paper out warning (a very loud warning) 3
> > inches from the bottom of the page.  Can this be turned off, both the
> > paper out and the loud warning?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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