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From: aegroup@tekigm.UUCP (Dennis Ward)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari
Subject: Using Computer As Printer Buffer
Message-ID: <630@tekigm.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 20-Nov-85 11:23:15 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 20 11:23:15 1985
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Does anyone know how to connect a spare Atari (800XL or whatever) between the
primary computer and a printer?  The idea being that the spare computer would
act as a 64K printer/buffer.  The setup that I would like is as follows:



	 __________                ____________           _____________ 
	 |        |                |          |           |           |
	 |        |--------------->|          |---------->| Legend    |
	 | 130XE  |                | 800XL or |           | 1380      |
	 |        |-----\          | 1200XL   |           | Printer   |
	 |________|      \         |__________|           |___________|
			   \
			    \----->Other periperals (1050 DD, etc.)

Since the other periperals would be using the standard Atari bus, I would
assume that the printer/buffer would somehow use a joystick port to joystick
port or joystick port to Atari bus (at the 800XL) type cable/interface.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this and would it require special
software (such as an addition to the printer driver that I am already using for
the 1380)?

Thanks in advance.

--Bill--