At 06:05 PM 1/15/04 -0500, Curt wrote:
>The 820's simple have a connector row from its custom SIO interface to the
>mech, so if you needed a new mech, you'd just pull it out and use it as is,
>no mods.... Smart move on Atari's part back in 1980 as they needed
>peripherals and why reinvent the wheel when all they had to do was make
>their custom interface and us an off the shelf printer mech. As for the
>825, its a all Centronic 737 inside, all Atari did was give it a new set of
>Atari clothes :-)
Thanks but I interested the insides of the SWTPC printer. I'm thinking
the Atari printer mechanism might be put to a lot better use :-)
Joe
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joe R." <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
>To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
><cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
>Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 5:13 PM
>Subject: Re: SWTPc PR-40 & Atari 820 (was Re: Hmm...)
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>> Any idea how much is involved in the electronics. Is it all standard parts
>> or what? I foresee a run on Atari printers!
>>
>> Joe
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>> At 01:03 PM 1/15/04 -0500, you wrote:
>> > I've owned both of those printers back in the day. The print
>mechanism
>> >is indeed the same. Different electronics, of course. The PR-40 is
>> >actually a standard "Centronics" parallel interface still in use today.
>> >
>> > Paul Pennington
>> > Augusta, Georgia
>> >
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Mike" <dogas_at_bellsouth.net>
>> >To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
>> ><cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
>> >Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 7:44 AM
>> >Subject: Hmm...
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Interesting. Compare the print mechanisms:
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>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2778365822&category=1247
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>> >> http://bellsouthpwp.net/d/o/dogas/Ss10.jpg
>> >>
>> >> ... Anyone got an Atari 820 printer to trade?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ;)
>> >> - Mike
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Received on Thu Jan 15 2004 - 17:27:39 GMT
