Re: printer replacement for commodore computer

In addition to the many user port interfaces there were a number of commercial IEEE and IEC interfaces; some even provided code conversion.

Most printers provided Epson and/or Proprinter emulation.

Connecticut micro (CmC) made several versions for the IEEE bus while Batteries Included's BUS Card was probably the best known for the C64; there was talk of cloning it, was that ever done?

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "didier derny" <didier_at_aida.org>
To: <cbm-hackers_at_musoftware.de>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: printer replacement for commodore computer


> adapting the user port to centronics is one thing
> 
> but the existing software are compatible with the more recent centronics 
> printers ?
> 
> I was rather thinking to something like the IEC floppy
> 
> a small board with one side IEC and/or IEEE-488 and on the other side a 
> centronics port
> 
> with a microcontroller in the middle to convert the codes from the 
> original commodore printer code to the new one
> 
> 
> to tell the truth I've not used a printer on a commodore till 1985 (it 
> was a 8096 with a 8024)
> 
> it's when I discovered recent matrix printer from dascom that I tought 
> to the commodore
> 
> On 4/9/2019 9:47 AM, silverdr_at_wfmh.org.pl wrote:
>>
>>> On 2019-04-09, at 08:03, didier derny <didier_at_aida.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> recently I saw that some matrix printer with serial or parallel interface still existed  (such as the Dascom 1140   support ibm proprinter and epson esc p/2)
>>> has anybody tried to connect one of these printer to a pet or c64 ?
>> Not exactly this printer but a variety of IBM Proprinter / Epson FX compatibles back in the days.
>>
>>> I guess it would be possible to make an interface to convert from IEEE-488 to parallel or IEC to parallel
>>> and emulate one of the commodore printer on one of these recent printer ?
>> A number of those existed and can still be bought second-hand. Interfaces ranged from simply allowing connection either over parallel (via USER PORT) and converting character sets to a fairly sophisticated IEC serial to parallel conversion with full C-64 characters emulation.
>>
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