On Sunday, July 30, 2017 at 7:26:50 AM UTC+3, Pekka Takala wrote:
> On 29.07.2017 11:42, Rami wrote:
> > Hello fine Commodore people, 
> > 
> > I have Commodore MPS 803 printer (I think it is 803, it is in the
storage at the moment) and have been toying with the idea of hooking it up
to Raspberry Pi or similar... And later maybe even add a CUPS driver and
allow remote printing. 
> > 
> > I think I did try to dig up information for this couple of years
ago and came to understand that the printer serial protocol is non-standard
and documentation for it is hard to find. Someone also mentioned some Nuts
and Volts article but I was unable 
to get it from the publisher. 
> > 
> > So I would appreciate any information on C64 serial printer
protocol / modern tools / github repos / whatever you can provide. 
> > 
> > Thanks! 
> > 
> > 
> The protocol is essentially the same protocol as commodore 1541 disk
> drive protocol is. The printer just uses device number 4 instead of 8.
> 
> Trust me, it is much easier to find a suitable matrix printer for your
> PC than to attach the commodore printer to your pc. The cbm protocol is
> very tight in timing.
> 
> Sell the printer to someone c64/vic20/c128 enthusiast.

Thanks Pekka. If the timing is as tight as you say I might just let this be
for now. The idea was basically just hook up something almost useless to
modern computer setting for fun and laughs.

I do have (I think) two Commodore 64s (and 2*A500, A500+ and A1200) so I
think I keep the printer, find some continuous feed paper for it and hook
it up to C64. :)

-- 
Rami

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