18 Aug
2008
18 Aug
'08
5:57 p.m.
On Mon, 18 Aug 2008, Dennis Boone wrote:
A local business contacted me to ask if I had a
parallel port card
(centronics) for an Apple //e. They apparently got "hit" and lost the
existing card. Seems they still have an old application they need to
keep running for a few more months while they convert to something
newer.
I have a number of them. Problem is, they all have varying capabilities
in their firmware. Some of the old Apple branded ones are close to be
dumb hardware interfaces. On the other extreme are things like the AE
Parallel Pro that could do all sorts of tricks.
Can you find out exactly what the old one was? Another thing to consider
is that there's not much on those boards that can't easily be replaced.
Do you know anyone with a soldering iron and some patience?
Steve
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