Strange Atari Cable

From: Curt Vendel <curt_at_atari-history.com>
Date: Mon Dec 17 08:02:13 2001

Yup, thats an all in one SIO to Centronics parallel cable, ICD was famous
for great products.

Curt

----- Original Message -----
From: "John R. Keys Jr." <jrkeys_at_concentric.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: Strange Atari Cable


> Yes it's gray and the package says the following: "Connects the Atari
> 8-bit computer to Industry Standard Centronic's Parallel Printers. ICD's
> State-of-The-Art Interface Electronics Built into Cable End (including a
> custom, single chip microcomputer). Requires No separate power source."
> Not a bad deal for $2.95, will have test it later.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <UberTechnoid_at_home.com>
> To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 1:05 AM
> Subject: Re: My Last Day Of Finds in MN
>
>
> > I suspect that what you have in your bag is an ICD P:R:Connection
> which is
> > a two port serial, one port paralell interface. Is it square and grey
> in
> > color with an ICD P:R:Connection moniker printed thereon? Might by
> itself
> > be worth $50.00 to an Atari Enthusiast.
> >
> > Else it might just be a cable. If so, that same cable works with the
> > Atari 850 interface for the same purpose.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> > In <001e01c185d7$f6a5ac00$e9711fd1_at_default>, on 12/15/01
> > at 08:18 PM, "John R. Keys Jr." <jrkeys_at_concentric.net> said:
> >
> > >I spent most of today checking out most of my favorite places and
> found
> > >few goodies to take back to Texas. A lot of it is too new to list
> here
> > >but at the low prices I could not pass the items up. I picked a April
> > >1985 issue of COMPUTE! with pictures and a article on a Commodore
> LCD
> > >called a second-generation lap portable with 80 x 16 flip-up display,
> 32K
> > >RAM, internal modem, and eight built-in programs for under $600. Has
> > >anyone every seen one in real life or better yet does anyone own one?
> It
> > >looks pretty cool in the photo shown in the mag. Some of the other
> items
> > >are listed below.
> >
> > >1. ICD printer connector cable for Atari 850 new in unopened package
> 2.
> > >Tandy cat#26-1398 6' RS232C cable new unopened package
> > >3. Commodore Model 1351 mouse
> > >4. Several Sega Master System cartridges
> > >5. Compute! March 1985 issue some good stuff in it also.
> > >6. Several mousepads for the collection
> > >7. A RAD robot
> > >8. A nice book called Understanding Computers by Grace Murray Hopper
> 9.
> > >Some Apple and Toshiba technical manuals
> > >10. Tele-games Video Arcade (Sears) with 2- controllers and 2-
> paddles,
> > >also came with 3 cartridges
> > >11. A NeXT keyboard (pn 2122) and mouse (pn 193), the mouse was a
> style I
> > >had not seen before.
> > >Well that's all I can list as the others are not classic yet. Keep
> > >Computing
> >
> >
> > --
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > Jeffrey S. Worley
> > Asheville, NC USA
> > 828-6984887
> > UberTechnoid_at_Home.com
> > -----------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
>
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