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. > >Received on 2020-05-29 21:39:34
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