chaiklin@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Seth Chaiklin) (06/12/90)
I am a new owner of an Amiga 500. I now want to get a printer. I have read the manual and have found that there are several printer drivers available. I also own a Panasonic 1191 printer (which emulates the Epson FX series). I am assuming that the Epson driver that comes with Workbench 1.3 will be sufficient to drive such a printer. However, I understand that the cable that connects this printer to my IBM machine is not appropriate for the Amiga. My question: What kind of cable do I need? Can you suggest a reliable mail-order house or a shop in New York City that might carry such a cable? Any general comments about printers and Amiga 500s are also appreciated. Cheers, Seth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Seth Chaiklin Institute for Learning Technologies (212) 678-3899 Box 8, Teachers College, Columbia University, NYC 10027 INTERNET: chaiklin@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu UUCP: seth@ny-yn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
frix@hexagon.pkmab.se (Fredrik Rothamel) (06/13/90)
In article <1990Jun12.031116.23271@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> chaiklin@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Seth Chaiklin) writes: > >I am a new owner of an Amiga 500. I now want to get a printer. >I have read the manual and have found that there are several >printer drivers available. I also own a Panasonic 1191 printer >(which emulates the Epson FX series). I am assuming that >the Epson driver that comes with Workbench 1.3 will be sufficient to >drive such a printer. However, I understand that the cable that >connects this printer to my IBM machine is not appropriate for >the Amiga. I'm using the IBM printer cable supplied with my printer, and that works fine. Both IBM and Amiga uses standard Centronics ports, so there should NOT be any trouble at all. Using the printer should not be a problem either. On the workbench disk you will find a driver named 'Epson-X' especially for Epson-FX and compatibles. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ! Fredrik Rothamel, Syrenvaegen 9, S-702 20 OEREBRO, Sweden ! ! Internet: frix@hexagon.pkmab.se ! ! UUCP: sunic!kullmar!pkmab!hexagon!frix ! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins) (06/15/90)
In article <705@hexagon.pkmab.se> frix@hexagon.pkmab.se (Fredrik Rothamel) writes: > In article <1990Jun12.031116.23271@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> chaiklin@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Seth Chaiklin) writes: > > > >I am a new owner of an Amiga 500. I now want to get a printer. > However, I understand that the cable that > >connects this printer to my IBM machine is not appropriate for > >the Amiga. > > I'm using the IBM printer cable supplied with my printer, and that works > fine. > Both IBM and Amiga uses standard Centronics ports, so there should NOT > be any trouble at all. To clarify - the A1000 required a special printer cable. The A500, A2000 and A3000 are different from the A1000 and can use standard "IBM" printer and modem cables. -- George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing: domain: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com Commodore, Engineering Department phone: 215-431-9349 (only by moonlite)
whinery@hale.ifa.hawaii.edu (Alan Whinery) (06/15/90)
In article <1990Jun12.031116.23271@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> chaiklin@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Seth Chaiklin) writes: > > >My question: What kind of cable do I need? Can you suggest a reliable >mail-order house or a shop in New York City that might carry such a >cable? Seth, I was never told not to, so I just went right out and bought the old IBM compatible printer cable, and it has worked flawlessly for about 2 years. I think that who ever was talking about printer cables meant the A1000, which had a gender disrepency with the rest of the world, regarding printer cables. Repeat: Nothing special about a A500 printer cable. 1.3 Epson driver on Extras is the driver you need. ALAN