[Coco] [Color Computer] Coco serial cable

t.fadden at cox.net t.fadden at cox.net
Fri Aug 28 16:32:05 EDT 2009


I have used a Star Micronics XB2410 color printer, an Apple LWSelect 310 
lazer, another generic lazer printer, and  Microline 92.  Mostly from 
OS9. With both a parallel port, and a serial to parallel adapter, and 
the generic lazer had a serial port.  I used to use a combination of the 
color printer for color pages, and the lazer for the B/W to publish a 
newsletter for a Color Computer club that used to be in Phoenix, AZ.


On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 1:00 PM , Willard Goosey wrote:

> On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 01:18:43AM -0400, Aaron Wolfe wrote:
>
>> using pin 11 for flow control isn't that strange on a serial printer,
>> there are several models that do this.
>
> Huh.  I've never (successfully) used a non-Tandy serial printer with
> my CoCo.
>
>>  pin 18 I have never seen used on a printer, but 19 is sometimes,
>> and especially with it tied to pin 11 i wonder if the op just
>> miscounted.
>
> Interesting.  Nothing in any of the various docs I've got around say
> anything about those lines.  Cool, I just learned something!
>
> Willard
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