Printer Buffers

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1 total messages Started by wrd Thu, 22 May 1986 17:33

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Author: wrd
Date: Thu, 22 May 1986 17:33

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Has anyone in netland found a way to use surplus 8 bit Atari's for printer
buffers, either for other 8 bit Atari's or for 16 bit ST's???

It would seem to me that somehow the joystick ports could be used to connect
spare 1200XL's or 800XL's and give a very nice 64k printer buffer.  For my
own requirements, I want to be able to use a 64k 1200XL to act as a printer
buffer for either a 130XE (128k), 800XLE (256k) or 1200XLE (256k) 8bit 
computers -- connected to either a 1027 printer directly or thru an 850
interface to a centronics parallel printer port.  I am certain that for 
either 8 or 16 bit applications, some form of software driver would have to 
be written, hopefully the electronics would be no more than connecting two 
joystick ports together.

Thanks in advance,
--Bill--

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