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Tandy Printer Interface Selector 2 - need manual

VCFed about 4 months ago

Having trouble finding any online info about 26-2820 Tandy Printer Interface Selector 2. I actually have a use for it, but it seems like it needs some custom cables since it does not have DB-25 connectors. Anyone recall if this is a bi-drectional switch? …

WTB: SWTPC PR-40 Printer for $1.2K

VCFed about 4 months ago

Been searching for a printer for an ongoing project. Will be put to good use! …

Curious--did any member ever implement the DS2015 Network?

VCFed about 4 months ago

In Circuit Cellar Ink for June/July 1989 (Issue 9), there is an article "From the Bench - The Invisible Net" by Jeff Bachiochi that describes a 4-port network using the parallel printer port on a PC. It made use of the Dallas DS2015--a 4 port se …
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Uncle Bernie's "Replica 2e" (WW Prototype of an Apple IIe replica)

Apple Fritter about 4 months ago

Here is a first photo of my brand new "creature", which "came alive" this morning:  PDRM4505B.jpg  It's the wire wrapped prototype of an Apple IIe Replica (not a "clone" !) based on my IOU/MMU PLD substitutes which were al …
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One Of The World's Most Obscure Consoles, The Casio Loopy, Gets Its Own Flash Cart

Time Extension about 4 months ago

And it's sold out already.Back in the mid-'90s, it was an exciting time to be a gamer. New consoles seemed to be coming out of nowhere on a regular basis, and while most of them failed, there were some interesting experiments which still have their fans, e …

Working on the Largest Printer I Own (Part 1)

Usagi Electric about 4 months ago

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Commodore 1525 Printer Ribbons

VCFed about 5 months ago

So I picked up a really nice, almost new looking, CBM 1525. Turns out it basicallly *is* new- it still has the packing cover on the bar where the printer ribbon would go, but doesn't have a printer ribbon! Normally, that would be fine, I can spend a few …

Apple IIe Enhanced w/ DuoDisk and Color Display

VCFed about 5 months ago

I have a working Apple IIe Enhanced with an Apple DuoDisk dual 5.25" floppy drive and C.Itoh color display. Also a C.Itoh color dot matrix printer that I haven't tested, and a three button joystick that needs the top two buttons replaced (these button …

Technical questions • Just checking IJK/PASE pinouts.

Defence Force about 5 months ago

Hello, I'm in the beginning stage of designing an IJK/PASE joystick interface and just wanted to check I have the correct pinout/hardware operation.This is what I have so far:JOYSTICK INTERFACE.=================... A (Printer port).-------------------- …

Do you have an Arrick Quick Switch printer switch box with card edge connectors?

VCFed about 5 months ago

Would anyone happen to have an old Arrick Quick Switch from the early 80s in their junk bin? They had card edge connectors for the TRS80 I and III. We made a few thousand. Several hundred were hand nibbled and hand-lettered by me early on. Lots were sol …

Arrick Quick-Switch Printer switch for TRS80

VCFed about 5 months ago

Would anyone happen to have an old Arrick Quick Switch from the 80s in their junk bin? They had card edge connectors to match TRS80 I and III. We made a few thousand. Several hundred were hand nibbled and hand-lettered by me early on. Lots were sold her …

Anyone ever hear of a "Florida Computer Graphics" computer?

VCFed about 5 months ago

Back in the day, early 80s ('83 or so), at the office we had a machine that, as I recall, was called "Florida Computer Graphics". It was notable for two reasons. First, it had a very nice, full color, square pixels screen. This was very novel f …

CoCo Disto FDC with HDC, RS232, Printer and RTC recreation?

VCFed about 5 months ago

I recently found the schematics for Disto’s Super Controller and the 4 in 1 expansion option. See here: Disto Schematic Diagram Set Seems like a good candidate for a reproduction? …
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8-bit acorn hardware • Gotek in Master cardridge slot

Stardot about 5 months ago

Hi,I've just watched a video from the Centre of Computing History which included a really interesting piece on Acorn hardware...https://www.yout... the video there is an image of a Master with a Gotek mounted in a car …

8-bit acorn software: other • Mode 128 screen dump

Stardot about 5 months ago

Hi, can anyone advise of a Mode 128 to printer screen dump application please ?ThanksStatistics: Posted by John Pen — Fri Dec 08, 2023 5:13 pm — Replies 5 — Views 394 …

IBM 5140 PC Convertible Printer

VCFed about 6 months ago

I recently purchased 2 IBM PC Convertible printers. One came with an IBM 5140 PC Convertible I purchased and the other was NOS from TexElec. I knew the one I bought with the PC was damaged as they stated so in the listing. It's paper release was broke, …

Sharp PC-1211 tape loading problems (TRS-80 PC-1)

VCFed about 6 months ago

Hi, I just finished refurbishing a Printer/Cassette interface CE-122 for the Sharp PC-1211. I am still waiting for my replacement LCD to arrive for the computer itself, but the old LCD is still partly usable. The PCB of the CE-122 interface had some corr …
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8-bit acorn software: other • Acornsoft View printing large Top Margin

Stardot about 6 months ago

Hi all,I've been experimenting with Acornsoft View and an old dot matrix printer (Oki Microline 182) with a goal of demonstrating an Econet network + Print server at an event next year.After some trials and tribulations it's mostly working with the printe …
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General • Word Proccesors for the Commodore 64

Lemon64 about 6 months ago

I was reading a thread on another forum where people seem to think only Paperclip or Word Writer are worth using. If they only knew how many word processors where written for the C-64!I used several, depending on the output I wanted, but The Write Stuff ( …

IBM Personal Page Printer II 4216

VCFed about 6 months ago

I picked this up last weekend at MECO and have been letting it dehumidify the last few days. Plugged it in and I get power, I get lights, I get motors and it comes up to a blinking READY with no errors on the display. Came with a stack of test prints as we …

LQP02 printer?

VCFed about 6 months ago

Hi folks. I have in my head from way back in the 1980s, when I worked for a company that sold and serviced them, that the DEC LQP02 daisy-wheel printer is a repackaged Juki 6100. I'd not seen one in many years, but we got one in at LSSM recently, and we' …

Mitsubishi photo printer CP9000/CP9500 USB drivers + Photoshop plug-ins for OS9

Mac OS9 Lives about 6 months ago

Discovered these just by incident.I doubt that any sane person will ever acquire this behemot, but you never know  My understanding is that this was a high-end device back then.OSX and Win versions are also included, just in case.* Picture pulled... …
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ImageWriter II alignment issue?

Apple Fritter about 6 months ago

Received what seemed to be a working ImageWriter II. Printed a whole (small) banner with a black ribbon. Tried again with a color ribbon a few weeks later, and found that the printer could not reliably keep its printing area aligned from line to line. No m …

Long shot - description / identification of parallel printer interface for C64

VCFed about 6 months ago

First, the accessory in question is decades gone (so no hope of a picture), but I am hoping someone can remember what I'm talking about and hopefully identify it based on the description. When my dad first purchased the C64 for the family in 1984 (but rea …

8-bit acorn hardware • OKI Microline 182 Printer

Stardot about 6 months ago

Hi all,I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on getting an OKI Microline 182 printer working with a Model B. The manual makes it quite clear its "IBM compatible" - which a BBC isn't, and there's no mention of Epson compatibility which seems to be a t …