Date   : Tue, 12 Feb 1991 03:51:16 GMT
From   : olivea!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!fmgst@apple.com (Filip M Gieszczykiewicz)
Subject: Kaypro10 -> centronics printer

       Greetings. I'm in the process of "grasping at straws" - as they say.

       I have 2 computers and 2 printers. I have an Apple //e and a
       Kaypro 10. I have one TEC F10-55 and an Infoscribe 1000.
       Fine.

       I can hook up both printers to my Apple and they work like a
       dream.

       When I hook them up to the K10, I get text that has random
       grabage in many places - quite bad, actually or no text at all.

       The main problem that I'm having is the fact that I have no
       docs for my printers. The TEC has an 8-bit and a 12-bit DIP
       switch while the Infoscribe has an 8-bit DIP switch. I have
       no idea what they do - less experimentation....

       Could the problem be that the Stobe and busy are interchanged or
       that busy is never called by the printer. I have docs for the   
       computers - no problems there.

       Anyone? The TEC is a Diablo 630 "clone" and the InfoScribe is
       a fast 9-pin dot matrix. The infoscribe is on its 13th box of
       paper so it's not like I just got the printer last week :-)

       Is there a trick? Some line that's not quite standard? Anything!

       Take care.
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