Date   : Wed, 27 Nov 1991 09:09:52 EST
From   : Paul V. Pullen <pvpullen@crdec2.apgea.army.mil>
Subject: Xerox 820/II

I am going to become an owner of a Xerox 820/II in the very near future, and
I have a question for the 820 owners out there.  What type of printers do these
units support?  I presently have a Panasonic KX-P1090 (Centronics interface) 
with an installed serial interface.  Will the unit work with that type of 
printer, or does it require a centronics interface?

I recall that a special cable was required when I transferred some software to
the system I am getting for its original owner several years ago.  This cable
connected to a double row male set of pins at the rear of one of the boards.  I
would assume that is a centronics parallel cable connector.  I did not get into
the printer installation at the time.  And the owner bought a printer, but has
never connected the computer to a printer.

Can you address a serial port for the printer, as my Kaypro does, or is it a 
strictly parallel connection.  If the cable needed (if only parallel), is it
still available or do I have to modify a cable such as the ibm (BAH HUMBUG)
to go to the centronics input on the printer.  Basicly I would build an 
adaptor from the double row connector to the 25 pin D connector.

Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.  

Paul Pullen
United States Army Chemical Research, Development and Engineering Center
pvpullen@crdec2.apgea.army.mil
(410) 671-2519 /(410) 671-4174