frank@dciem.UUCP (Frank Evans) (10/01/86)
I would like to install a small simple and cheap printer to my Trs100 just to print out various text files and programs for proof reading. Could some one tell me what are the cheaper printers which can be installed to the Trs100 without to much modification.
moore@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU (Andrew M. Moore) (10/10/86)
> Could some > one tell me what are the cheaper > printers which can be installed to the > Trs100 without to much modification. I just bought a used DMP-105, a printer sold by Radio Schlock. It's a small printer, dot matrix, with built-in tractor feed (at least that's how it looks from an ad I saw; I haven't received mine yet). It sells for $199 I think. I bought mine along with a Model 100, a ROM, and a Tandy Portable Disk Drive for a very low price, so you might even be able to find a used one for a similarly low price. But $199 (new) is probably the lowest you'll find. The printer is parallel; doesn't tie up the RS-232 fortunately. 80 characters per second in draft mode. I assume it has a Near-Letter- Quality mode, but I could be wrong. Maybe it's just boldface or something. -drew arpa MOORE%MIT-EECS@MIT-MC.ARPA uucp ...mit-eddie!moore bbs (617) 479-9208 [3/12/2400] us Box 121, North Quincy, MA 02171
trost@reed.UUCP (Bill Trost) (10/11/86)
In article <3420@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU> moore@mit-eddie.MIT.EDU (Andrew M. Moore) writes: >> Could some >> one tell me what are the cheaper >> printers which can be installed to the >> Trs100 without to much modification. > > I just bought a used DMP-105, a printer sold by Radio Schlock. It's >a small printer, dot matrix, with built-in tractor feed. The tractor feed comes with the unit and is detatchable. >I assume it has a Near-Letter-Quality mode, but I could be wrong. Maybe it's >just boldface or something. Yes, boldface is all you get. Actually, practically any printer will work with the Model 100. All you need is a Centronics interface on the printer (and I can't think of a printer that doesn't have one), and you're all set. -- .signature, aka "Reed College", aka "trost@reed.UUCP"