[Coco] More related stuff found, looking for a good home

[Kevin Becker]

>From my notes, the PC-2 printer uses the same pens as the Atari 1020
and several people have recommended ordering them from here:

https://www.best-electronics-ca.com/laser_printers.htm

But I've not personally dealt with the company nor have I personally
verified Atari 1020 pens from any source.

On Thu, 2022-02-24 at 12:05 -0600, michaelkline704 at gmail.com wrote:
> I would also be interested in knowing where and >>if<<, the pens are
> still
> available somewhere. I have the TRS-80 PC-2 Printer/Cassette
> Interface. It
> uses the same pens.  I heard that they are possibly available in
> Europe. But
> I don't have the details. 
> 
> John, 
> 
> Roll paper is available in many sizes and thicknesses. You may have
> search
> by paper thickness width. If too large, then cut down. Or make a
> paper spool
> holder that sits behind the printer. You may have to cut the width so
> that
> it fits the width of the printer. These are just ideas. You can
> search for
> New-Old-Stock cassettes on eBay or Amazon. I bought several 30-minute
> Maxell's last year. Still the question about these old, shrink-
> wrapped
> cassettes are; do they still move freely? That will be answered on a
> cassette-by-cassette basis. 
> 
> There is a source for Cassettes. I've never tried them. I Bing search
> revealed: https://www.deltamedia.com/collections/audio-cassettes
> 
> Cheers!'
> Michael
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Coco <coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com> On Behalf Of John Guin
> Sent: 24 February 2022 11:25
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] More related stuff found, looking for a good home
> 
> Related question:
> 
> Is there even a source for paper, pens and  ink for these (now really
> old)
> printers?  I imagine the only source is leftover stock at this point
> but
> maybe someone knows an answer here.
> 
> My first Coco was a Coco2 that included a CGP-115 printer and
> cassette
> recorder.  That printer was slow and resulted in "blocky" printouts. 
> The
> nifty part is that the look of those printouts is fashionable again
> (yay 8
> bit graphic revival) so I just wonder if it is even possible to get
> the
> original printers working again.
> 
> Feel free to repeat this question for floppies, fan feed paper,
> etc...  And
> does anyone even make blank cassettes anymore?
> 
> John 
> 
> 
>