Printronix Info

From: Wayne Cox <wcox_at_mis.usaeroteam.com>
Date: Thu Sep 17 08:20:31 1998

On Wed, 16 Sep 1998, John Lawson wrote:
> Might anyone within the sound of my bytes have docs on a
> Printronix P 300 line printer? Tech Docs? User's Guide? or at least

I assume Printronix is still around, and most their later printers were
backwards compatible. As least on control codes, graphics, etc.

> This machine was last in service on a Prime system, and has a
> large (36-pin??) Winchester connector fitted.

That's a DataProducts parrallel interface. Common standard in the 70's,
pretty rare nowadays. The whole I/O board in the P300 could be swapped
for RS232, Centronics, DataProducts, or IBM coax.

> Also: do any of the big mail-order computer supply houses carry
> ribbons for the Decwriters? Not that I couldn't kludge one from

We still use them, they're pretty easy to find.

  -Wayne
Received on Thu Sep 17 1998 - 08:20:31 BST