This is easy...
LAV-11 with DMF32 cab kit. The latter is needed for the correct
connector.
I did this the first time in 1984 after being told you cant connect a
LP25
(Dataproducts I/F) to an 11/23... The bet was $1, I won. I still have
that
LAV-11 and the 11/23.
Allison
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Date: Thursday, October 25, 2001 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: first step getting VAX 6000-400 booted ...
>> I'm not Antonio or Allison, but I can answer this question. The "Data
Products"
>> parallel port works with printers with a "Data Products" parallel
interface. I've
>> used a couple of different printers with this interface. It's been a
while so I
>> can't remember the official name of the interface. The printers I
used were made
>> by Data Products and OEMed to other manufacturers (including DEC).
>
>IIRC, the Data Products interface is pretty similar to Centronics. I am
>working from a dim memory here, but it's something like either the
strobe
>or busy/ready, or both need to be inverted to link a Centronics printer
>to a Data Products host interface. You'll have to get the pinouts and
>match up signals, of course, but generally it can be got to work with
>only a couple of inverters.
>
>-tony
Received on Thu Oct 25 2001 - 17:53:07 BST