lfk00@amdahl.UUCP (05/20/86)
I just purchased the CBM MPS1000 printer and the PaperClip word
processor for the C64. PaperClip seems to get along fine with
the printer, as long as it stays in 1525 (*yecch*) mode. I would
like to be able to use the IBM mode of the printer with PaperClip.
I have defined a new printer file for the IBM mode, but so far have
not been able to get any output. I built my printer file using
almost all of the same sequences as defined for the MX80 series III
printers. When I try to print, I get nothing but I know that the
system is trying to use the printer because pushing the offline
switch on the printer causes screen output to stop.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please respond via elect.
mail.
Thanks in advance,
--
Lynn Kerby - Amdahl Corporation
Sunnyvale, Ca.
...inhp4!amdahl!lfk00
Disclaimer: Any and all opinions expressed herein are my own and do not
necessarily represent the views of anyone, especially my
employer.
siracusa@cbmvax.UUCP (05/23/86)
In article <3245@amdahl.UUCP> lfk00@amdahl.UUCP writes: >I just purchased the CBM MPS1000 printer and the PaperClip word >processor for the C64. PaperClip seems to get along fine with >the printer, as long as it stays in 1525 (*yecch*) mode. I would >like to be able to use the IBM mode of the printer with PaperClip. > >I have defined a new printer file for the IBM mode, but so far have >not been able to get any output. I built my printer file using The MPS1000 has three operating modes : 1) MPS801,802,803 serial bus 2) IBM5152 Centronics 3) IBM5152 serial bus. To use the MPS1000 in IBM5152 mode (serial bus) with paperclip paperclip must send a secondary address of 128 or no secondary address. An example of what I mean in PET Basic: 10 OPEN 4,4 : rem no secondary address 20 PRINT#4,"hello" 30 CLOSE4 sends: => hello with 10 OPEN 4,4,128 sends => hello (same) with 10 OPEN 4,4,0 sends => didly (nothing sent) Escape sequences are IBM5152 compatible and offer similarities to MX80,FX80. As far as getting paperclip to send secondary address of 128 I don't know, I would talk to the makers or sniff around their low level code and make the mod. -- ************************************************************************* David Siracusa Commodore Technology uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|caip}!cbmvax!siracusa arpa: cbmvax!siracusa@seismo.css.GOV or siracusa@cbmvax.UUCP@{seismo|harvard} TEL : (215) 431-9100 ADD : 1200 Wilson Drive West Chester, Pa 19380 *************************************************************************