2 Dec
2003
2 Dec
'03
8:11 a.m.
I'd like to find out a little more about the IBM 5216 Wheelprinter I just received.
What computers did it work with? There are only 2 female input connectors on the back,
one is marked "T" and the other one "P". Anyone have information on
the type of computers this unit was setup to work with?
TIA for your responses.
Bill Machacek
Colo. Springs, CO
2 Dec
2 Dec
9:57 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Machacek" <bmachacek(a)pcisys.net>
To: <cctech(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 5:11 PM
Subject: IBM 5216 printer
I'd like to find out a little more about the IBM
5216 Wheelprinter I just
received. What computers did it work with? There >are
only 2 female input
connectors on the back, one is marked "T" and the other one "P".
Anyone
have information on the >type of computers this unit was setup to work with?
TIA for your responses.
Bill Machacek
Colo. Springs, CO
Is that "P" possibly a "B"?
Mike
5 Dec
5 Dec
7:41 a.m.
(Problems with a mailserver, so I'm re-sending. My apologies if this is a duplicate.)
On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 14:11, Bill Machacek wrote:
I'd like to find out a little more about the IBM
5216 Wheelprinter I just received. What computers did it work with? There are only 2
female input connectors on the back, one is marked "T" and the other one
"P". Anyone have information on the type of computers this unit was setup to
work with?
TIA for your responses.
If it's anything like the 5218 used on the Displaywriter, well, umm,
good luck talking to it without proper documentation.
The interface was bit serial I think, I forget electrically what flavor.
Logically it was a byte stream, it was very modal (online/offline plus
more) and had a complex "packet"-based command structure, even print
characters.
to printer HDR1 HDR1 DATA
from printer RESPONSE
Sort of thing. Every switch press generated an interrupt via command
response packets, and/or set flags htat you could read via commands.
There were pages of commands. To me, in 1982, it seemed extremely
complex for a printer. I had to make WordStar talk to it properly, it
wasn't easy.
7:59 a.m.
According to IBM (see below), you can use an IBM Proprinter or Epson FX-1050
driver with this printer. I suspect that there may be missing functionality,
but at least it's easier to find documentation on Epson printers for a
start....
Lyle
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5216 Generic Text, IBM Proprinter, Epson FX-1050. These drivers function best
in Win 3.1 environment. There are no known drivers which offer complete
compatibility with Win 95, Win 98, or Win NT. If PC or LAN printing with
these operating systems is desired, IBM recommends replacing this printer.
No PC or LAN drivers are available for this printer.
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On Friday 05 December 2003 13:41, Tom Jennings wrote:
(Problems with a mailserver, so I'm re-sending. My
apologies if this is a
duplicate.)
On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 14:11, Bill Machacek wrote:
--
Lyle Bickley
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
Mountain View, CA 94040
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
I'd like to find out a little more about the
IBM 5216 Wheelprinter I just
received. What computers did it work with? There are only 2 female
input connectors on the back, one is marked "T" and the other one
"P".
Anyone have information on the type of computers this unit was setup to
work with? TIA for your responses.
If it's anything like the 5218 used on the Displaywriter, well, umm,
good luck talking to it without proper documentation.
The interface was bit serial I think, I forget electrically what flavor.
Logically it was a byte stream, it was very modal (online/offline plus
more) and had a complex "packet"-based command structure, even print
characters.
to printer HDR1 HDR1 DATA
from printer RESPONSE
Sort of thing. Every switch press generated an interrupt via command
response packets, and/or set flags htat you could read via commands.
There were pages of commands. To me, in 1982, it seemed extremely
complex for a printer. I had to make WordStar talk to it properly, it
wasn't easy.
8:08 a.m.
More on 5216...
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The 5216 Model 001 printer attaches to a PC or LAN via parallel connection,
Model 002 attaches to a PC or LAN via serial connection.
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On Friday 05 December 2003 13:59, Lyle Bickley wrote:
According to IBM (see below), you can use an IBM
Proprinter or Epson
FX-1050 driver with this printer. I suspect that there may be missing
functionality, but at least it's easier to find documentation on Epson
printers for a start....
Lyle
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------- 5216 Generic Text, IBM Proprinter, Epson
FX-1050. These drivers function best in Win 3.1 environment. There are no
known drivers which offer complete compatibility with Win 95, Win 98, or
Win NT. If PC or LAN printing with these operating systems is desired, IBM
recommends replacing this printer. No PC or LAN drivers are available for
this printer.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------
On Friday 05 December 2003 13:41, Tom Jennings wrote:
> (Problems with a mailserver, so I'm re-sending. My apologies if this is a
> duplicate.)
>
> On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 14:11, Bill Machacek wrote:
> > I'd like to find out a little more about the IBM 5216 Wheelprinter I
> > just received. What computers did it work with? There are only 2
> > female input connectors on the back, one is marked "T" and the other
> > one "P". Anyone have information on the type of computers this unit
was
> > setup to work with? TIA for your responses.
>
> If it's anything like the 5218 used on the Displaywriter, well, umm,
> good luck talking to it without proper documentation.
>
> The interface was bit serial I think, I forget electrically what flavor.
> Logically it was a byte stream, it was very modal (online/offline plus
> more) and had a complex "packet"-based command structure, even print
> characters.
>
> to printer HDR1 HDR1 DATA
> from printer RESPONSE
>
> Sort of thing. Every switch press generated an interrupt via command
> response packets, and/or set flags htat you could read via commands.
>
> There were pages of commands. To me, in 1982, it seemed extremely
> complex for a printer. I had to make WordStar talk to it properly, it
> wasn't easy.
--
Lyle Bickley
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
Mountain View, CA 94040
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
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