11 Jun
2011
11 Jun
'11
5:59 p.m.
Zane H. Healy wrote:
Is it possible to change a 6P into a 6MP by adding a
Postscript SIMM?
I wrote:
I think the RAM will work, but unfortunately not the
PS.
Curt @ Atari Museum wrote:
I think you'd need to upgrade the font's as
well..
On the 5P/5MP and 6P/6MP, the base PCL fonts are in the "mainframe" ROM
inside the printer, and the base Postscript fonts are in the Postscript
SIMM. If you add the appropriate Postscript SIMM to the printer, you'll
have the necessary base fonts. You can install font SIMMs as well, but
I've never seen them. The font SIMMs work with PCL, but I'm not sure
whether Postscript supports them. For Postscript you're far better off
installing some RAM SIMMs and downloading any fonts you want to use.
Both the 5M/MP and 6M/MP can use the same DRAM SIMMs, but need different
Postscript SIMMs, because the 5P/5MP use a 20 MHz MCF5102 ColdFire
processor, while the 6P/6MP use a 25 MHz Intel 80960JF processor. The
Postscript SIMM for the 5P is the C3152A (service P/N C3152-67901),
while the Postscript SIMM for the 6P is the C3987A (service P/N
C3987-67901). Either can be found for around $50, though at that price
you may be better off buying a newer printer.