8 Apr
2026
8 Apr
'26
12:12 p.m.
On Wed, 8 Apr 2026, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
you need a parallel to USB adapter from Amazon.
Otherwise, use the default
printer driver. You'll probably need a new ribbon. I used to use these
back in the early 90s. Worked well then.
I would try for a USB to parallel :-) I refer to cables in the
direction of the signal, and you want the signal travelling from the USB
to the parallel, except for a bunch of handshaking lines.
Ribbons for it are not available, and never have been.
It uses an ink jet cartridge.
I think that it is HP# 51604A, which is same as used on some HP Quietjets
and some "Thinkjets"!
So, they are usually readily available, and cheap.
$16.99 on Anmazon
It's a neat little mostly Epson compatible travel printer; running on 5?
C-cell batteries, (preferably rechargeable) inside the hollow "platen"!
Or 9V wall wart.
It has an odd multiple-simultaneous-button press "chicken dance"interface
for some special functions.
I think that it has a 10 pole dip switch, for things such as newline being
CR or CRLF, and font selection, when in ASCII signal vS graphics pixels
mode
I just googled it and came up with:
http://www.zapro.dk/public/PDF/Kodak-Diconix-150-Manual.pdf
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