ABN.COSCOM-CE%usc-isid@sri-unix.UUCP (11/29/83)
I helped a friend purchase, install and use a Star Micronics Gemini 10x with his C64. An interface box is needed to use any generic printer with the C64. The 10x is a fine printer with 120 cps, dot addressable graphics in a few different modes, international and alterna|te character sets, ram suficient to download a character set or buffer text and built well. The interface box ywas very good but I can't recall the name now. I can get it for you if you need it. The connection and set up is simple and it allows for use with disk or cassette drives or both. the total price for interface and printer was 395.00. Kevin Rapold
LENOIL@MIT-XX.ARPA (11/30/83)
From: Robert S. Lenoil <LENOIL@MIT-XX.ARPA> If you'd like to connect a reasonable printer and minimize interfacing problems, I'd suggest one of the Commodore IEEE-488 printers; designed for Commodore's business machines. They know the Commodore character set and printer modes and Commodore's own "flavor" of ASCII, so no software conversion is needed. All that is necessary is a serial-IEEE interface card for the C-64. I recommend the Interpod, which also provides an RS-232 interface. (Available from SJB Distributors, $179.) -Robert LENOIL@MIT-XX -------