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  • Parallel Printer Splitter Controller: One printer, 3 Commodore 64

    From Arkaxow@3:770/3 to All on Mon Jun 26 14:19:24 2017
    I wonder if anyone else has experience trying to connect more than one Commodore 64 to one printer? What I want to do is be able to print from any of three Commodore 64 to a Star Gemini NX-1000 printer. I would only be printing one at a time. Is this
    possible? I see that there is a C2G parallel splitter. If it possible which kind of hardware would I need?

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Arkaxow on Mon Jun 26 22:13:38 2017

    On 2017 Jun 26 14:19:24, you wrote to All:

    I wonder if anyone else has experience trying to connect more than one Commodore 64 to one printer? What I want to do is be able to print
    from any of three Commodore 64 to a Star Gemini NX-1000 printer. I
    would only be printing one at a time. Is this possible? I see that
    there is a C2G parallel splitter. If it possible which kind of
    hardware would I need?

    the easiest way would be with a print spooler device... all the computers are connected to its inputs and the output goes to the printer... it would handle all the traffic as needed... there are even some that can handle multiple printers as well as multiple computers...

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  • From Ed Vance@1:2320/105 to Arkaxow on Thu Jul 6 23:39:00 2017
    06-26-17 14:19 Arkaxow wrote to All about Parallel Printer Splitter
    Howdy! Arkaxow,

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    I wonder if anyone else has experience trying to connect more than one Commodore 64 to one printer? What I want to do is be able to print from any of three Commodore 64 to a Star Gemini NX-1000 printer. I would
    only be printing one at a time. Is this
    possible? I see that there is a C2G parallel splitter. If it possible which kind of hardware would I need?

    I found PDF's for 2 Star Micronics printers that You may want.
    I couldn't find the one for a Star Gemini NX-1000 printer but maybe
    one of these will help You.

    For the NX-1000:

    http://www.star-m.jp/eng/service/usermanual/nx1000um.pdf

    For the Gemini 10 (and 15):

    http://www.star-m.jp/eng/service/usermanual/g10xum1.pdf

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    I looked a bit at both of those printer manuals and didn't see neither one having a Commodore Connector Jack on them.

    I use a Xetec Super Graphix interface between a C=64 and Epson Printer.
    The book shows switch settings to use a Gemini 10X, 15X or SG-10 .
    The book was printed in 1986, the NX-1000 users manual is dated 1987
    but I'd guess the switch settings for the Gemini 10X would be the same.

    If You used the Xetec interface You would have to move the two
    connectors that come with it to the C=64 You wanted to print from.

    Later I got a A-B-C-D Switch Box and some cables to use the Epson
    printer with either the C=64 PC or a 486DX33 Computer running DOS 5.0 .
    But that idea wouldn't help with Your 3 C=64 PC's.

    That is all I can think of...........Good Luck.

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