30 Jul
2006
30 Jul
'06
11:22 p.m.
Just to add to what was quoted below -
The 825 used an edge connector and not todays Centronics styled parallel
printer connector, remember, this printer was released in 1980 and
standards still didn't exist across the board for many devices.
If you decide to use the printer on your Atari 400/800, XL/XE computer
system and use an 850 interface, the needed cable can be purchased from
B&C Computervisions - www.myatari.com or from Best Electronics -
www.best-electronics-ca.com
Curt
Steven Canning wrote:
Quoting from the Atari Museum:
" Atari introduced with its Atari 400 and 800 series computers its first 80
Column printer. The Atari 825 which actually a repackaged Centronics 737
printer. Earlier models had limited capabilities, the later 825 models
with the extended basic character set had the capability of producing the
Atari ATASCII graphics character set. The Atari 825 required the use of the
Atari 850 interface module to allow it to communicate with the Atari 400 and
800 computer because it had a Centronic parallel interface on it instead of
the Atari SIO interface which the Atari 820 and Atari 822 printers had built
in. "
Best regards, SACanning
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 7:38 PM
Subject: Very strange Atari Printer
Whilst browing Yahoo! auctions, I came across
this Atari 825 printer:
http://auctions.yahoo.com/i:Atari%20825%20printer:5025875
Problem is, I can't figure out how it works. Where do you plug it in?
:)
Cheers,
Chuck