11 Jul
2009
11 Jul
'09
4:54 p.m.
IBM printer for the IBM 5100 "portable" and later systems.
Type: dot matrix
Condition: unknown
Location: Twin Falls, Idaho
Contact Suzanne if interested:
Suzanne Crow <suzannecrow at cableone.net>
11:30 a.m.
Christian Corti wrote:
There's a 5103 for the 5100, and there's a
5103 for the 5110/5120. The
two models have slightly different bus signals, and they are not
interchangeable.
Are you certain? I've used a 5103 model 11 (80 cps) on both a
5100 and
a 5110. I haven't tried the model 12 (120 cps), and I haven't tried
either printer on the 5120, but I don't see any indication that they
shouldn't work.
Which bus signals are different?
There are other 5103 models that are intended for other IBM computers
not in the 51xx line, and those won't work on the 5100, 5110, or 5120.
Eric
13 Jul
13 Jul
2:23 a.m.
On Sun, 12 Jul 2009, Eric Smith wrote:
Which bus signals are different?
I'm not really certain, but I thought that the differences are the
"+External Horizontal Drive" and "+Printer Clock" signals.
There are other 5103 models that are intended for
other IBM computers not in
the 51xx line, and those won't work on the 5100, 5110, or 5120.
I don't think that these printers are called 5103. They may look similar
but should have different model numbers.
Christian
10:12 a.m.
I wrote:
There are other 5103 models that are intended for
other IBM computers
not in the 51xx line, and those won't work on the 5100, 5110, or 5120.
Christian Corti wrote:
I don't think that these printers are called 5103.
They may look
similar but should have different model numbers.
I wouldn't have thought so either, but some of the 5103 documentation
describes 5103 models for other computers. They have different
interface electronics inside the printer. I don't have the manuals
here, so I can't give the details.
Eric
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