Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Path: news1.icaen!news.uiowa.edu!news.physics.uiowa.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!204.191.213.61!ott.istar!istar.net!tor.istar!east.istar!news.on.rogers.wave.ca!news.rogerswave.ca!torfree!bn281 From: bn281@torfree.net (Don Melton) Subject: Re: Unknown Card: Practical Peripherals GRAPHICARD 2086 (C)1983...anyone know? Message-ID: Organization: Toronto Free-Net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] References: <571jeq$98k@news.interlog.com> Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 13:58:23 GMT Lines: 43 Tim Foley (timf@interlog.com) wrote: : Practical Peripherals GraphiCard 2086 : - 6 position dip siwtch at the top middle of the card : - 20 pin header connector at the back (no cable though :( ) : - Made in USA, Copyright 1983 : - PN: A1002100 Rev B Tim, It's a printer interface for an Apple ][+, //e. It supports various modes to print the Apple graphics and //e 80 column screens. The DIP switch selects the type of printer you have connected (only switches one through four are used: Printer: 1 2 3 4 Epson On On On On NEC Off On On On Anadex On Off On On IDS Off Off On On Oki.84 On On Off On Oki. Off On Off On AppleDM On Off Off On Mann. Talley Off Off Off On BMC On On On Off The 20 pin connector is for a standard Centronics interface. The pinouts are: Pin Function 1 Strobe 2-9 Data-0 through Data-7 respectively 10 Acknowledge 11-20 Ground There is also a whole raft of commands that can be imbedded in the print stream to format the output (landscape/portrait, formatted BASIC listings, etc.) If you want them let me know and I'll see if I can find time to type them in. be seeing you ... Don -- be seeing you ... Don Don Melton