26 Jan
1998
26 Jan
'98
4:53 p.m.
From: "Cliff Gregory" <cgregory(a)lrbcg.com>
Subject: Re: Okimate 10
The Okimate 10 uses a serial connection designed for
computers without a
parallel port, such as the Commodore. There are interface cables made to
allow such a computer to communicate to a printer with a standard centronics
connector.... [snip]
The Okimate Printers employed a modular interface called a "plug-n-play
module, usually you would find them being Centronics parallel or
Commodore Serial (I am sure there was an Atari SIO too, but I can't be
certain...)
As far as hooking printers to the
IBM, it takes a parallel port adapter and special printer driver
software.... Given the general speed of the Commodore serial port I
would not bother. Besides, color dot matrix printers can be had for
under $50 at many thrift shops.
P.S. The Okimate is a real hog when it comes to color, expect about only
8 full color pages from a color ribbon, period. The ribbons are thermal
transfer and are one-shot.
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From: Sam Ismail <dastar(a)wco.com>
Subject: Re: Interact Model One
On Sun, 25 Jan 1998, Scott Ware wrote:
I recently
acquired an Interact Model One computer. It's a relatively
small unit with calculator-style keys and a built in cassette deck for
data storage. Inside, there is an 8080 CPU and 16 Kbytes of RAM. The
latest date codes on the components place its manufacture in early 1978.
<snip> Scott, I've got one of these systems, and I've
only seen two others: one
owned by Doug Coward and another that (I THINK) Marvin Johnson bought at
VCF 1.0.[snip!]
At a very reasonable price too I might add, I was tempted to get it
myself...
These are not very common machines. I think they were
used as training
computers for those "Become a Computer Technician" ads you see in computer
magazines for those cheezy tech schools.
I remember seeing Protecto Enterprizes (and possibly COMB too) selling
them they referred to them as "16K color computers." This was before
Protecto started selling VIC-20s and B-128s...
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