Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!pyramid!pesnta!amd!amdcad!lll-crg!caip!cbmvax!siracusa From: siracusa@cbmvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.cbm Subject: Re: MPS 1000 printer and PaperClip Message-ID: <289@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP> Date: Fri, 23-May-86 16:01:04 EDT Article-I.D.: cbmvax.289 Posted: Fri May 23 16:01:04 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 24-May-86 06:40:50 EDT References: <3245@amdahl.UUCP> Reply-To: siracusa@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Siracusa) Distribution: na Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 42 Keywords: on-output ibm-mode In article <3245@amdahl.UUCP> lfk00@amdahl.UUCP writes: >I just purchased the CBM MPS1000 printer and the PaperClip word >processor for the C64. PaperClip seems to get along fine with >the printer, as long as it stays in 1525 (*yecch*) mode. I would >like to be able to use the IBM mode of the printer with PaperClip. > >I have defined a new printer file for the IBM mode, but so far have >not been able to get any output. I built my printer file using The MPS1000 has three operating modes : 1) MPS801,802,803 serial bus 2) IBM5152 Centronics 3) IBM5152 serial bus. To use the MPS1000 in IBM5152 mode (serial bus) with paperclip paperclip must send a secondary address of 128 or no secondary address. An example of what I mean in PET Basic: 10 OPEN 4,4 : rem no secondary address 20 PRINT#4,"hello" 30 CLOSE4 sends: => hello with 10 OPEN 4,4,128 sends => hello (same) with 10 OPEN 4,4,0 sends => didly (nothing sent) Escape sequences are IBM5152 compatible and offer similarities to MX80,FX80. As far as getting paperclip to send secondary address of 128 I don't know, I would talk to the makers or sniff around their low level code and make the mod. -- ************************************************************************* David Siracusa Commodore Technology uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|caip}!cbmvax!siracusa arpa: cbmvax!siracusa@seismo.css.GOV or siracusa@cbmvax.UUCP@{seismo|harvard} TEL : (215) 431-9100 ADD : 1200 Wilson Drive West Chester, Pa 19380 *************************************************************************