Update on finds

From: jpero_at_cgo.wave.ca <(jpero_at_cgo.wave.ca)>
Date: Fri Jan 30 17:14:08 1998

Big snip!
>
> > Which reminds me - I have a couple of Diablo 630 printers with ECS
> > daisywheels which have strange edge connectors on the back. I am told
> > this is a Qume Sprint 3 interface - has anyone got a technical spec.?
>
> I believe it's _similar_ to the Qume interface, but may be slightly
> different. I have an older Diablo Hi-type with such an interface. The
> machine it plugs into (A Diamond V word processor) has one of the cards
> with pads for 2 different 50 pin connectors labeled 'Qume' and 'Diablo'.

Oh man, I used to work on those Qume daisy wheel printers, oh, I hate
that when I have to find a good usable cogged belts for those that
shredded belts into brunch of strings from junked Qume printers
They're very heavy and refuses to die aside from rare circuit
failures also repairable easily. :) Yep, they have those
adapters cartidges with interface cable attach with tons of switches
on them. Has cooling fan on right side whirring away. They
made funny rubbery stuttering noises when printing and shaking the
table with it.

Jason D.

>
> Of course Diablo may have also built printers with a Qume interface on them.
>
> >From memory, it's something like 22 bits, parallel. You specify the
> character on the print wheel (7 bits?), the print hammer operation
> (possibly several bits for different forces), the ammount to move the
> carriage by, the ammount to move the paper by, etc. And there's a lot of
> status lines for things like ribbon out, paper out, busy, etc.
>
> It's a pretty low-level interface. I will see if I can find at least a
> pin-out for you...
>
>
> >
> > Philip.
> >
> >
>
> -tony

Jason D.
email: jpero_at_cgo.wave.ca
Pero, Jason D.
Received on Fri Jan 30 1998 - 17:14:08 GMT