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From: frix@hexagon.pkmab.se (Fredrik Rothamel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Printer Cable Information Needed
Message-ID: <705@hexagon.pkmab.se>
Date: 13 Jun 90 16:44:04 GMT
References: <1990Jun12.031116.23271@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Reply-To: frix@hexagon.pkmab.se (Fredrik Rothamel)
Organization: Hexagon Computer Club, Techn. College of Oerebro, Sweden
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In article <1990Jun12.031116.23271@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> chaiklin@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Seth Chaiklin) writes:
>
>I am a new owner of an Amiga 500.  I now want to get a printer.
>I have read the manual and have found that there are several
>printer drivers available.  I also own a Panasonic 1191 printer
>(which emulates the Epson FX series).  I am assuming that
>the Epson driver that comes with Workbench 1.3 will be sufficient to
>drive such a printer.  However, I understand that the cable that
>connects this printer to my IBM machine is not appropriate for
>the Amiga.  

I'm using the IBM printer cable supplied with my printer, and that works 
fine.
Both IBM and Amiga uses standard Centronics ports, so there should NOT
be any trouble at all.
Using the printer should not be a problem either. On the workbench disk
you will find a driver named 'Epson-X' especially for Epson-FX and
compatibles.
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