fmgst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Filip Gieszczykiewicz) (07/12/90)
Greetings. I got a printer at a swap-fest with no info what-so-ever + it was broken. I fixed it (the PS blew) but have no documentation at all. The printer: Integral Data Systems 440 Paper Tiger Printer Model # 440 It has a db-25 connector and a patch for an Apple II 20 pin header, ribbon cable. 1) Is it parallel or serial? 2) There are 2 dip switches, what do they do. I guess I could play around, but... Thank you for any replies. Take care and have fun (in that order :-) P.S. Why such a large distribution? Because the printer was made in 78-79's and it can run off 220V 50Hz.. so someone in Europe or elsewhere might have one. -- _______________________________________________________________________________ "The Force will be with you, always." It _is_ with me and has been for 10 years Filip Gieszczykiewicz "A man without a dream is like a fish without water." FMGST@PITTVMS or fmgst@unix.cis.pitt.edu "My ideas. ALL MINE!!"
fmgst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Filip Gieszczykiewicz) (07/12/90)
Greetings. I got a printer at a swap-fest with no info what-so-ever + it was broken. I fixed it (the PS blew) but have no documentation at all. The printer: Integral Data Systems 440 Paper Tiger Printer Model # 440 It has a db-25 connector and a patch for an Apple II 20 pin header, ribbon cable. 1) Is it parallel or serial? 2) There are 2 dip switches, what do they do. I guess I could play around, but... Thank you for any replies. Take care and have fun (in that order :-) P.S. Why such a large distribution? Because the printer was made in 78-79's and it can run off 220V 50Hz.. so someone in Europe or elsewhere might have one. -- _______________________________________________________________________________ "The Force will be with you, always." It _is_ with me and has been for 10 years Filip Gieszczykiewicz "A man without a dream is like a fish without water." FMGST@PITTVMS or fmgst@unix.cis.pitt.edu "My ideas. ALL MINE!!"
rbt@tous.uucp (Robert B. Tate) (07/13/90)
In article <25822@unix.cis.pitt.edu> fmgst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Filip Gieszczykiewicz) writes: > > Greetings. I got a printer at a swap-fest with no info > what-so-ever + it was broken. I fixed it (the PS blew) > but have no documentation at all. > > The printer: > > Integral Data Systems 440 > Paper Tiger Printer Model # 440 > > It has a db-25 connector and a patch for an Apple II > 20 pin header, ribbon cable. > > 1) Is it parallel or serial? > 2) There are 2 dip switches, what do they do. > I guess I could play around, but... > > Thank you for any replies. > > Take care and have fun (in that order :-) > > P.S. Why such a large distribution? Because the printer > was made in 78-79's and it can run off 220V 50Hz.. so > someone in Europe or elsewhere might have one. > .....I used to have a IDS-125 and worked on a friends Paper Tiger (in the long dark past). I can't find my notes on them from back then, but I remember that both serial and parallel is in the connector AS WELL AS some power direct from the power supply. This last cost me an interface one time because I used a ribbon cable with all 25 wires in it. Mail me if you don't find out anything on the Switch's, etc. and I will try to dig out the old notes. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ rbt@tous.UUCP Robert B. Tate | This space left blank. {ucf-cs,peora,uunet}!tarpit!tous!rbt | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
jpd@pc.usl.edu (Dugal James P.) (07/16/90)
I have an IDS-560 at home, with manual! Write me directly if you need the pinouts. The db25 is configured internally for parallel or serial. I think the 440 is the narrow-carriage version of the 560. Regards, -- -- James Dugal, N5KNX Internet: jpd@usl.edu Associate Director Ham packet: n5knx@k5arh Computing Center US Mail: PO Box 42770 Lafayette, LA 70504 University of Southwestern LA. Tel. 318-231-6417 U.S.A.