23 Jun
2014
23 Jun
'14
1:04 p.m.
On Jun 21, 2014, at 12:39 PM, Tony Duell <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
I am pretty sure the 703 is the one with this rather
strange
belt-grabbing mechanism. In which case you don't have a 703. I wonder if
the casing on yours was replaced using bits from a 703, and that's why
the model number is blacked out. Waht you have I do not know..
I added some more pictures to the album: http://imgur.com/a/yUNL1
I looked all over the exposed PCB to see if they were any numbers on it, but didn't
see anything. I thought it was interesting that it uses a plastic ribbon with lines on it
to position the head optically. The ears on the parallel connector are also rather odd,
they're too big to fit a normal cable.
I was also able to hook it up to a computer and print on it. It has no lowercase! I'm
amazed at how cheap/short-sighted they were to not put in lowercase. It also forces a line
feed after a carriage return. I've heard that some Centronics models can be modified
to not force a line feed by removing a resistor, but I haven't seen any specifics of
*what* resistor, and since my printer is some weird hybrid, I don't know if that
information even applies.