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From: youngwa@b8.INGR.COM (Butch Young)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Help/information about Siemens PT89
Keywords: Siemens PT89
Message-ID: <479@b8.INGR.COM>
Date: 18 Dec 90 22:20:01 GMT
Organization: Intergraph Corporation Huntsville, AL
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Greetings to the group!

I recently obtained a used Siemens model PT89 wide-carriage printer without
any sort of manual or documentation.  It has a parallel input port and is
tractor/friction paper feed.  Best as I can tell from looking at it, this is
an ink-jet printer.  Does anyone out there have any information on this 
printer or know of any source for a manual and ink cartridges?  This unit is 
in fairly good condition and the carriage initializes when powered on.  It also
indicates paper out and beeps if this condition is true, so the print engine
appears to be functioning to some degree.  I hope to be able to get it working
and make it a useful addition to my meager computer equipment.

I would also like to drive it with an alphanumeric terminal and need to locate
or build a serial to parallel interface.  Any information or suggestions would
be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

William A.Young (Butch)
 
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