Dan.Husk@p9.f1.n360.z1.uucp (Dan Husk) (11/10/88)
> From: norden@bgsuvax.UUCP (Lee Norden) Date: 8 Nov 88 15:31:48 GMT > Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh. Message-ID: > <3063@bgsuvax.UUCP> Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc > > > I just picked up a Gemini 10X printer that had been hooked up to a > Commodore. The serial connector is a round, 6 pin connector. Is there > an easy way to convert the thing to make it run on an IBM PC? You should be able to hook a parallel to serial convertor from your IBM and use a COM port. Regards, Dan Husk -- Dan Husk - via FidoNet node 1:135/3 Medical Software Exchange BBS (305) 325-8709 UUCP: ...uunet!gould!umbio!medsoft!360!1.9!Dan.Husk
ltf@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Lance Franklin) (11/12/88)
In article <120.237AF00F@medsoft.uucp> Dan.Husk@p9.f1.n360.z1.uucp (Dan Husk) writes: > > I just picked up a Gemini 10X printer that had been hooked up to a > > Commodore. The serial connector is a round, 6 pin connector. Is there > > an easy way to convert the thing to make it run on an IBM PC? >You should be able to hook a parallel to serial convertor from your IBM >and use a COM port. >Regards, Dan Husk I think not...that 6 pin connector is a connection to the C64's serial bus. This is Commodore's serial version of the IEEE-488 bus (kinda) and requires quite a bit of work to talk to. It's been a long time since I've worked with a C64, but from what I can recall, you'd have a great deal of trouble trying to talk to the thing using a RS-232 port...in fact, I think it's pretty near impossible. Your best bet is probably to check with the manufacturer to see if there's a board you can replace inside the thing to talk to a regular parallel port. Lance -- +-------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------+ | Lance T Franklin | | I never said that! It must be some kind of a | | ltf@killer.DALLAS.TX.US | | forgery...I gotta change that password again. | +-------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------+