Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cbmvax!ditto
From: ditto@cbmvax.UUCP (Michael "Ford" Ditto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: AmigaDOS printer preference question
Summary: I did it in the cable.
Keywords: auto lf printer preference setup change how?
Message-ID: <4725@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 14 Sep 88 03:39:10 GMT
References: <3892@bsu-cs.UUCP>
Reply-To: ditto@cbmvax.UUCP (Michael "Ford" Ditto)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <3892@bsu-cs.UUCP> cfchiesa@bsu-cs.UUCP (Christopher Chiesa) writes:
>  2) I want to use the same printer on my Amiga as on another computer;
>however, the other computer wants "automatic LF on CR" to be ON, and
>the Amiga currently wants it OFF.

I encountered this problem when sharing my Epson FX-85 between my Amiga
and a TRS-80 Model 4 (ah, memories of the good ol' days!).  My solution
was to take advantage of a pin on the parallel connector of the Epson.
(I can look up the pin # if someone needs it.)

On the FX-85, at least, (I don't know how standard this pin is) if the
"auto line feed" switch is turned OFF, the printer will look at the
auto-line-feed pin on the Centronics connector.  Therefore, you can
make two different cables, one of which has that pin connected to
ground (which will activate auto-line-feed).  Since you need to unplug
cables anyway, this makes it all automatic.

I also made a cable with a switch right on the connector, effectively
replacing the internal dipswitch with a convenient external switch.
That was useful for switching between two OS's on the TRS-80 which had
different newline conventions.  But the dual cables were the solution
for swapping the two computers.
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