Jason Willgruber wrote: It's been a long time and I always hated that printer, but I'm pretty sure it's a 36-pin edge (you've got the beast -- count the pins) connector, Tony's instructions will work with the trivial change of connector type. Radio Shack _never_ should have dealt with Centronics. Worst parts contracts in company history, rivalled only by the deal with Shugart for the hard drives for the Model II. Well, the one with Diablo for the original TRS-80 Daisy Wheel Printer is a contender, I guess -- and if you want to collect something _rare_, it's probably a good bet since I suspect most owners of the bastards took the term "boat anchor" as a good omen and used them the right way, salt water preferred -- if you find one, don't expect it to work, especially if it's in mint condition. -- Ward Griffiths <mailto://gram@cnct.com> <http://www.cnct.com/home/gram/> When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked me if I had any firearms with me. I said "Well, what do you need?" -- Steven Wright