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Article #1539Using Computer As Printer Buffer
From: Dennis Ward
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1985 16:23
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1985 16:23
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Does anyone know how to connect a spare Atari (800XL or whatever) between the primary computer and a printer? The idea being that the spare computer would act as a 64K printer/buffer. The setup that I would like is as follows: __________ ____________ _____________ | | | | | | | |--------------->| |---------->| Legend | | 130XE | | 800XL or | | 1380 | | |-----\ | 1200XL | | Printer | |________| \ |__________| |___________| \ \----->Other periperals (1050 DD, etc.) Since the other periperals would be using the standard Atari bus, I would assume that the printer/buffer would somehow use a joystick port to joystick port or joystick port to Atari bus (at the 800XL) type cable/interface. Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this and would it require special software (such as an addition to the printer driver that I am already using for the 1380)? Thanks in advance. --Bill--
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tekigm.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!tekig5!tekigm!aegroup From: aegroup@tekigm.UUCP (Dennis Ward) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari Subject: Using Computer As Printer Buffer Message-ID: <630@tekigm.UUCP> Date: Wed, 20-Nov-85 11:23:15 EST Article-I.D.: tekigm.630 Posted: Wed Nov 20 11:23:15 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 23-Nov-85 03:19:17 EST Distribution: net Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 26