Re: EPSON parallel card?

[Stephen Shaw <xstephenx@apple2.org.za>]

On Sat, 01 Dec 2001 06:20:02 +1100, Bill Robbins wrote:

> In article <3C062E4E.4050008@coli.uni-sb.de>,
>  Linards Ticmanis <ticmanis@coli.uni-sb.de> wrote:
>
>>In the II+ i bought last week (this time no clone - yeah baby) there was
>>a "APL B" card manufactured by EPSON. It has a bunch of 74xx, one 2716
>>EPROM and one 20-pin post connector with a funny 2-lever retention
>>mechanism. I assume this is a parallel card for EPSON FX 80 and similar
>>printers? Which cable would go with it? Cause the cable wasn't with the
>>computer any more.
>
> The end of the cable that goes to the printer is a standard parallel
> ribbon cable connector, I believe.  The end that goes to the card has to
> have a plug that fits the "funny 2-lever retention" mechanism you
> mention.  It looks similar to those cable plugs that you see connecting
> different parts of electronic equipment these days, only bigger.  The
> card itself is actually quite good and can do some things that the
> standard printer cards can't.  Unfortunately the control codes are
> completely different than standard ones, you'd need a manual to find out
> what they are.  Way back when I wrote some programs using that card and
> then managed to lose the book (in the post).  I've been kicking myself
> ever since.

Linards please remove the x's from my address and email me. I will email you
the pinouts for the cable as well as a scanned copy of the manual.


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