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- From: chiu@alumni.berkeley.edu (David Chiu)
- Subject: Re: Printer Card info (HELP!!)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.181318.817@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>
- Summary: Epson & Blubbing Idiots
- Originator: chiu@alumni
- Sender: nntp@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU (NNTP Poster)
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- Organization: University of California Society of Electrical Engineers
- References: <9212311150.AA23574@apple.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 18:13:18 GMT
- Lines: 41
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- In article <9212311150.AA23574@apple.com> ST7759@SIUCVMB.SIU.EDU writes:
-
- >IIe, using an Epson printer card. The problem, according to Epson USA,
- >is that the card I have a) was never released officially or b)is a
- >Euro-creation. I did obtain the computer used while I was in Germany. I
- >have no cable for this card, and I do not know what to do. The
-
- or C) the tech at Epson USA are born well after early 1980s.
-
- >connection on the card (an Epson APL 8132 W) seems to require a 20-pin
- >connector similar to the connector found on the card end of the ribbon
- >cables for the old Disk II drives, 2 rows of 10 pins.
-
- The card you have is commonly referred to as 'EPSON APL' card. The place I
- used to work at (an after market computer store) had tons of those... we
- at apple tech referrs to them as 'the most compatible card' for printers
- and softwares... (brings back some old memory...:)
-
- >Could anyone out
- >there fill me in on where I could get such a cable (the prntr end is
- >standard Centronics 36), or BETTER, what the pinouts are for this card,
- >as I would prefer to make a cable (due to my budget of near-nada) rather
- >than buy one. Budget is also the reason why I would prefer to use this
- >card if at all possible instead of buying another card. There was also
- >a grafstar prntr card in my IIe, 2 rows if 13, 26 pins..Hm....
- >I would appreciate any assistance. Please Email.
- >Thanks in advance...
-
- The problem is that during the haydays of Apple II there must be a dozen
- or so of companies making printer interface for the IIs, and just about
- every one of them have different pin out for their ribbon cable (on computer
- end, of course) So put in plainly, you're pretty much out of luck.
-
- >-
- >Alex Falkenberg
- >st7759@siucvmb or st7759.siucvmb.siu.edu (internet)
- >Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
- >Es irrt der Mensch, so lang er strebt. --- J.W.v.Goethe
- >(Man is in error throughout his strife.)
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