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- From: jamesch@ix.netcom.com (James Chamblin)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
- Subject: Re: C64 printer
- Date: 31 Jan 1996 01:55:09 GMT
- Organization: Netcom
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- In article <4em4la$n8t@azure.acsu.buffalo.edu>,
- pleung@cs.buffalo.edu (Patrick Leung) wrote:
- >Jacob Huebert (aa363@yfn.ysu.edu) wrote:
- >
- >: I recently picked up, for free, an old Panasonic printer for the
- C64.
- >
- >: It's been a long time since I've had a printer for the C64, and
- >: this printer came with no cable, so my question is: what kind of
- >: cable do I need to hook this thing up and where do I get it?
- >
- >: I probably sound totally illiterate for asking, but.. :)
- >: --
- >: Jacob Huebert
- >: aa363@yfn.ysu.edu
- >
- >Panasonic?
- >You will need to get a special cable for it.
- >For all non-Commodore printers, if you want to connect it to your
- >Commodore for use, you'll need a RS232 cable, I believe.
- >
- Depends on the printer. Some were made commodore compatible (it will
- have a 6 pin DIN connector on the printer). There were also a few
- RS232 made (will have a 9 pin or 25 pin D connector). But most are
- Centronics. It would also help to know which printer model you have.
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