29 Jul
2006
29 Jul
'06
7:38 p.m.
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
8:27 p.m.
On Saturday 29 July 2006 22:38, Chuck Guzis wrote:
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?
Wow, I didn't realize that Atari sold CHAIN printers.
Pat
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30 Jul
30 Jul
7:26 p.m.
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
7:29 p.m.
On Sunday 30 July 2006 22:26, 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. "
Umm, go take a look at the URL he posted first.
Pat
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
--
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The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org
8:23 p.m.
> 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?
> :)
On Sun, 30 Jul 2006, 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
The one in that auction does NOT look like a Centronics 737, and does NOT
have a Centronics interface, nor any obvious way to connect one.
10:38 p.m.
On Sun, 30 Jul 2006, Josef Chessor wrote:
On 7/30/06, Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com>
wrote:
<shrug> I guess it might be of interest to the gold scrappers.
--
David Griffith
dgriffi at cs.csubak.edu
A: Because it fouls the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
Maybe the seller means "printer" in an
allegorical sense.
Maybe it gives "impact printer" a whole new meaning? 
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
11:59 p.m.
...or just not bothering to look at the URL so they don't get the reason why
the printer is so strange :/
So to those who replied with technical answers, LOOK AT THE PICTURE IN THE
AUCTION.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Chuck Guzis
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 1:44 AM
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Very strange Atari Printer
On 7/31/2006 at 2:22 AM Curt - Atari Museum wrote:
Just to add to what was quoted below -
The 825 used an edge connector and not todays Centronics styled parallel
printer connector...
Must be a bunch of folks using Lynx...
--Chuck
31 Jul
31 Jul
12:06 a.m.
Okay, yahoo auctions officially sucks ass. I tried to bid on a 1010 program
recorder for an Atari and I was below some stupid minimum feedback. I swear
to god I hate feedback.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Julian Wolfe
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 2:00 AM
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
Subject: RE: Very strange Atari Printer
...or just not bothering to look at the URL so they don't get the reason why
the printer is so strange :/
So to those who replied with technical answers, LOOK AT THE PICTURE IN THE
AUCTION.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Chuck Guzis
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 1:44 AM
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Very strange Atari Printer
On 7/31/2006 at 2:22 AM Curt - Atari Museum wrote:
Just to add to what was quoted below -
The 825 used an edge connector and not todays Centronics styled parallel
printer connector...
Must be a bunch of folks using Lynx...
--Chuck
2:43 p.m.
...or just not bothering to look at the URL so they don't get the reason why
the printer is so strange :/
So to those who replied with technical answers, LOOK AT THE PICTURE IN THE
AUCTION.
Please rememebr that at least one of us reads mail off-line (so can't
instantly look at a URL) and at least one of us has a text-only display
on his home box (so can't display pictures).
On the other hand, I have realised what's going on, fortunately before I
posted.
-tony
12:46 p.m.
On Mon, 31 Jul 2006, Curt - Atari Museum wrote:
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
That's good information. But, while they might have cables for every
other variety of 825, NO, they do NOT have the cable to connect
with THAT particular printer.
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