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From: kenchiu@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Kenneth Chiu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Printers and Compilers
Message-ID: <1935@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Date: 3 Mar 88 14:17:35 GMT
References: <3689@mtgzz.UUCP>
Reply-To: kenchiu@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Kenneth Chiu)
Organization: Princeton University, NJ
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In article <3689@mtgzz.UUCP> bba@mtgzz.UUCP (XMRJ40000[pjc]-b.banerjee) writes:
>Now, first  of all  -- did I  fry my printer  because Pin
  14 had
>power on it? Secondly, how can I modify my cable so that my Amiga
>speaks to my  printer. What's confusing is that  there appears to
>be  3 varieties  of ground  -- 'Frame',  'Signal' and  just plain
>vanilla ground. I'd appreciate your help with this.

I had this same dilemna a while ago.  I asked some dealers and other users,
and they all said it was "IBM-compatible."  But after looking at the pin-outs,
I wasn't sure.  So I just disconnected the ones that didn't seem to jive
exactly, and I checked all the connections, and it works.  Note that pin x
on the Centronics side does not necessarily go to to pin x on the
"IBM-compatible" side.  Some hardware type will have to explain all the
details, this is just my practical experience.  E-mail me if you want details.

Ken Chiu