30 Nov
2014
30 Nov
'14
1:22 p.m.
On 11/30/2014 12:57 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
On Sun, 30 Nov 2014, Josh Dersch wrote:
It does not specifically say "serial", but there's a label under the lid
that describes jumper settings for baud rates (300 through 9600). That
said, I don't actually see where these jumpers actually *are* (there is
a suspicious looking cutout behind which is just empty space) so it's
possible that it actually is parallel but still has the baud rate label
for no good reason. I agree that the 20-pin interface would be more
conducive to parallel rather than serial.
- Josh
Picked this up for nearly nothing at a local
recycler, it was too cute
to pass up. It's a 3M "WhisperPrinter" (model 1904AA), and it's a
small
(40 column, 4.5" wide) thermal printer with a serial interface. It
Are you
sure?
I used to have several PARALLEL port Trendcom 100s.
Does yours SAY "serial"?
> appears to work (runs a self-test if you hold the line feed button while
> powering on) but I don't know what the pinout for the interface on the
> rear is (it's a 20-pin header).
> This looks to be a rebadged Trendcom 100 (which I can also find very
> little technical info about) used on a number of early home computers
> (Atari, TRS-80, PET). Anyone happen to have a manual for this?