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From: scott@max.u.washington.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: How do I connect a parallel printer?
Message-ID: <13607.2624f7df@max.u.washington.edu>
Date: 13 Apr 90 04:49:19 GMT
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In article <5094@cbnewsl.ATT.COM>, jph@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (joseph.p.haggerty) writes:
> I have been offered a Qume ProPrinter 20 (Centronics parallel interface, daisy
> wheel) printer at an attractive price, but I don't know how to connect it to my
> C-128.  I have heard about "interface cards" and a "geoPrint cable" (from
> Berkeley Softworks but out of production).  The interface cards seem to convert
> between Centronics parallel and the Commodore serial bus, but they cost as much
> as the printer!  Is the Berkley cable just a wire--something that I could
> fabricate myself?  Does anybody have any idea which GEOS driver would work?
>
>                       Joe Haggerty
>                       AT&T Bell Laboratories, Whippany, NJ
>                       [attunix!]whamr!jph
 
"geoPrint cable" basically a straight cable that connects your C64/C128 to the
printer through the user-port. Since this is a direct parallel connection, the         
printing of graphics is twice as fast. However, it only works with GEOS. Since
your printer is not capable of any graphics, I dought that you would
want to use it with GEOS.
Your best bet therefore is to buy the printer interface. Just think of it
this way, buying one interface will allows you to use your C128 with
any popular printer! (well almost all).
 
Sincerely,
Scott K. Stephen