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Articles (52)

TitleAuthor(s)PublicationDate
4 Times Screen$
Since my last article on the Tandy DMP105 printer, modifications were made to screen dump 4 times the normal size...
Update MagazineApril 1992
8K ROM Printer Commands
LLIST — Lists to printer instead of screen, LPRINT — Directs output to printer instead of screen, COPY — Outputs...
SyntaxApril 1981
A 2068 Printer Driver
In reply to the request from Mr. George Cary in the May/June SyncWare News for a big printer driver for...
P. H. SkipperSyncWare NewsNovember/December 1987
A Code File Printer
MS-TAS is a utility to peek and print out Mscript and Tasword CODE files.
Update MagazineJuly 1988
A Screen Dump Program
Simple program to dump to Citizen printer
Update MagazineOctober 1992
A Touch of Grey: ZPRINT-80
If you own a full-size dot matrix printer and a Centronics interface, you can now produce full-page graphic screen dumps....
Time Designs MagazineNovember/December 1985
Book Review: Epson, Epson, Read All About It!
Review of Julie Knott and Dave Prochnow's book about Epson printers.
Update MagazineApril 1988
Controlling Your Printer
In this series of articles, I’ll try to give you some information to help you use your printer system “to...
Fred NachbaurSyncWare News1984
Dot Matrix Printer Driver
Discussion of printer drivers and the challenges of printing graphics to 9 and 24 pin printers.
Update MagazineApril 1990
Dot-Matrix Bit Graphics
A current ad for a book about dot-matrix printers states that 80% of the users only make use of about...
Robert HartungSyncWare NewsJuly/August 1987
Dot-Matrix Printer Review: Panasonic KX-P2023
If you are planning on buying a printer consider this one. I purchased it about 9 months ago and I...
Update MagazineJuly 1994
Finally – Full color screen dumps for the 2068
Full color prints available with John McMichael's interface and an Okimate 20.
Time Designs MagazineJuly/August 1988
Graphex-Pander
BASIC screen dump program for the Gorilla Banana printer with Aerco or Oliger print interface.
Time Designs MagazineJanuary/February 1987
Graphic Screen$ Dump
Program to print screens to the Tandy DMP105.
Update MagazineJanuary 1992
Graphic SCREEN$ Dump Revisited
Dot matrix printer driver.
Update MagazineJuly 1992
Hardware Review: CAI/O Board and Printer
CAI Instruments has produced and documented an easy-to-use, relatively inexpensive printer and interface for 8K ZX computers. If you held...
SyntaxJuly 1982
Help with the Aerco FD-68
Aerco FD-68 DOS lacks the ability to save character arrays. A solution is proposed.
Update MagazineJuly 1988
Left Handed Ways of Working a Printer
Why not use my TS-2068 Daisy software to set-up special print pitches and Letter Quality mode, and then throw the...
Update MagazineOctober 1989
Let’s Talk About Printers and Bit Image Graphics
When it comes to printers and graphics, there is very little standardization. However, IBM compatible printers all use the same...
Update MagazineJanuary 1989
Lprint With RADIO SHACK Paper
Radio Shack's Thermal paper for their TP-10 (#26-1332) at $5.95 here (Canada) fits the Timex 2040 fine with a bit...
John EddingtonSyncWare News1984
Memotech Centronics Parallel Interface and the Seikosha GP-100A Printer
Review of the interface and printer.
T-S HorizonsNovember 1983
More on Printers and Printer Buffers
Now I will editorialize about PRINTERS in general. Just a couple of years ago ANY dot matrix printer that had...
Update MagazineJanuary 1989
Printer Control Programming
<LET P=o> takes care of “sending LPRINT character streams” to a Centronics printer. The other half is sending “Printer Control...
Update MagazineOctober 1987
Printer Editor Setup for the Z88 and HP Deskjet 520
Since the Miracle serial-to-parallel interface cable works on both the QL and the Z88, I’m able to use any of...
Update MagazineJanuary 1995
Printer EPROM for generating lower case letters with true descenders on 80-column printers
Replacement ROM for Gorilla Banana (Seikosha GP-100A) that gives letters like g, j and p true descending (below the baseline)...
T-S HorizonsJuly-August 1986
Printer Interface
Short description of Miracle Systems Centronics Printer Interface.
Update MagazineOctober 1989
Printer Programming or Adapting Software to Printer
Tutorial on sending data and commands to printers.
Update MagazineJanuary 1988
Printer Set-Up
Program for printing basic files.
Update MagazineJuly 1989
Printer Tips
Re-inking Gorilla Banana printer ribbons; GE TXP-1000 with AERCO and Zebra ZPRINT.
Time Designs MagazineMay/June 1986
Printers and Printer Control
The genesis of this work-up goes back to my early work with the Sinclair ZX-81, a computer designed “not to...
Update MagazineOctober 1989
Printing and Formatting: Commanding the Printer
This is one of many selected Daisy.B6 program routines that will be excerpted and given to Public Domain. These routines...
Update MagazineOctober 1989
Put Your Inkjet in Plotter Mode
Here is an answer to Robert Haley‘s letter in FORUM, SWN 4/2. I suspect the chief problem is understanding the...
Kent CookSyncWare NewsMay/June 1987
Quick and Easy Routines
Yes - No INKEY$, SDOS Printer Drier, Software check of printer status, Pseudo Hex Vars Table with Letterhead Data
Update MagazineOctober 1987
Quick Print Your Pro/File & Tasword Files
One day as I was drumming my fingers on the desktop while waiting for my Tasword tape to load, I...
Robert HartungSyncWare NewsMay/June 1987
Releasing Printer Power from a QL
Many with a QL do not know how to get the most out of their printers. This is particularly true...
Peter HaleUpdate MagazineJanuary 1990
Serial Printers, The FDD 3000, and TOS
This article was written specifically for connecting a Brother EP-22 typewriter printer or the SMITH-CORONA DEVILLE III typewriter printer with...
Update MagazineApril 1989
Setting up Quill for Printers
The “INSTALL_BAS” program in our PSION suite is used to do all of these jobs to make our printer do...
Update MagazineApril 1990
Tasman + Quadra Chart
This program addition will allow you to make full size printer copies from Quadra-Chart.
SyncWare NewsJul-Aug 1985
TASPRINT and AERCO Printer Interface
Pokes necessary to adjust TASPRINT.
Time Designs MagazineMarch/April 1986
The Bookshelf
Review of Minute Manual for the Dot Matrix Printer.
Time Designs MagazineSeptember/October 1985
The GP-100A From Memotech
For those of you who don’t like thermal paper printers and/or have applications that require more than 16, 32 or...
Synchro-SetteMarch 1983
The Mscript File Printer that printed the above Article
Refers to the DOS-64 review by Pete Fischer. Discusses switching between 32 and 64 column modes in OS-64 and code...
Update MagazineJuly 1988
The Printer Revolution
Commentary about printer prices dropping.
Update MagazineApril 1989
The Timex 2040 Printer
First let me say that I have never been so impressed by any printer in this price range ($100.00). My...
Synchro-SetteApril 1983
The TS2068 and the Commodore 1520 Plotter
Review of John McMichael's interface and driver software to allow for printing to the 1520.
Time Designs MagazineMarch/April 1988
This JULY UP-DATE Issue- New Programs and New Utilities
Challenges in compiling disks for the various operating system are described.
Update MagazineJuly 1988
Tyd*Byts: Oliger Printer Port/Mscript Compatibility
If you have a slight amout of hardware expertise, here is a simple, no-extra-parts-required, modification for the JLO parallel port...
Kent CookSyncWare NewsSeptember/October 1987
Universal Printer Driver
In Volume 1, I ran a series on getting the most out of your ZX/TS with full-size printer and Memotech...
SyncWare NewsJul-Aug 1985
VU-3D and the Tasman I/F
With some simple modifications you can get full size printer copies from the popular TS2068 " VU-3D" program, using the...
SyncWare NewsMay-June 1986
VU-Calc and the Tasman I/F
Here is a short program which will allow you to use your "80 Column" Printer to print a real spread...
SyncWare NewsSept-Oct 1986
WINKJET1 Review
Review of William Pedersen's printer driver for the Olivetti PR2300 inkjet.
SyncWare NewsMarch-April 1987
Word processing potential
THIS handsomely designed unit, put out by Memotech, allows the user to connect the T/S1000,ZX81 to a “normal” parallel printer....
Timex Sinclair UserJune 1983

Products (35)

TitleCompany
2068 Centronics Printer Interface
Printer interface that was available as cartridge port or rear edge connector models. Worked with Centronics printers, allows full page,...
Hacksel Electronics
2068 Parallel Printer Port
Printer port for printers that have a Centronics interface. Uses the same port and BUSY bit as the AERCO 2068...
John Oliger Co.
2068/1520 Printer Interface
Interface to connect a TS 2068 to the Commodore 1520 plotter. Later available with driver for Okimate 20 printer. The...
John McMichael
Alphacom 32 Printer
OEM for Timex/Sinclair 2040 printer.
AlphaCom
Brother EP-20 Adapter
Schematics and information on electronic and mechanical principles of operation.
Jon Glazer
CAI/P40 Printer
40-column thermal printer that prints all TS1000 and ZX81 alpha-numerics and graphics. Used with either a mini-interface ($20) or the...
CAI Instruments, Inc.
Centronics Interface
Parallel printer interface.
Cobra Technology Limited
Centronics Interface
Interface for standard parallel printers. Manufactured by Indescomp.
Sinclair Place
Centronics Parallel Printer Interface
Expansion for the Compu-board system.
Compu-Pak
Centronics Printer Interface
Uses ports A and B of the I/O board. Printer commands and machine language programs are stored in an 8K...
Professional Electronics
CGP-115 Driver and Interface
Connect Spectrum to Tandy CGP-115 four color printer/plotter. Scans screen horizontally and sends printer information to Tandy printer. Colors mapped...
Softest
CP-68 Centronics Printer Interface
Connect to parallel (Centronics) printers. Print in either the printer’s native font or the TS 2068 display font.
AERCO
CP-ZX Centronics Printer Interface
Smart printer interface that can autoboot disk system, set RAMTOP and disable Memotech control characters in some software.
AERCO
CRC Smart Soft Face
Interfaces printers to the Sinclair. Serial or parallel. Uses no RAM nor USR routines. Works with any printer, single key...
CRC Software
Dual Centronics Interface
Port-mapped expansion board using the Intel 8255 PIA chip. Provides two Centronics ports, one for output to a printer, the...
EPROM Services
FootePrint
Cartridge dock interface. Compatible with print driver software for the AERCO/Oliger and Tasman B and C. Includes the card, ribbon...
Foote Software
Memopak Centronics I/F
Centronics parallel interface pack enables the Sinclair to use a wide range of compatible printers. The resident software in the...
Memotech
MW100 Printer
Plain paper, dot matrix printer that printed on 1 3/4 inch paper rolls. Three printing modes:
Mindware, Inc.
Parallel 1000
Interface to Centronics parallel interface printers. Driver translates Timex/Sinclair code to 80 column ASCII and sends printer via USR calls...
Byte-Back Co
Parallel 2068
Interface to Centronics parallel interface printers. Driver software supports LPRINT and LLIST. High resolution screen copy program supports multiple printers.
Byte-Back Co
Parallel Printer Port
This project was detailed completely in Syntax Quarterly, issues 1 & 2. Port is memory mapped at location FFFFh and...
John Oliger Co.
PERICONc
A module in the BASICare Modular Expansion System.
BASICare Microsystems, Inc.
PI2040 Printer Interface
Solves the interface problem of connecting the TS2040 printer to a TS1000 computer with Memotech or other non-Timex add-ons.
Compumentor
Printer Interface
Serial and parallel printer interfaces that plug into the 2068 joystick ports.
Rheesware
PRTIF
PRTIF is an interface to any printer with a Centronics-style parallel input. In addition to data lines, all printer status...
Research Service Labs
Serial Interface
Interface for RS-232 serial devices. Manufactured by Indescomp.
Sinclair Place
SMC CPI-1 Printer Interface
Updated version of Tasman B printer interface with more decoding to improve compatibility with both TS 1000 and TS 2068...
Silicon Mountain Computers
Super ROM Board
Built-in printer interface, EPROM burner and autostart ROM.
Audio Vision
T.A.S. Fix
Device for the TS 2068 and Tasman parallel printer interface. Disables Tasman device to allow use of incompatible hardware and...
R & R Electronics
Tasman Printer Interface
Available in Centronics and RS-232 versions. Supplied with 3′ cable and driver software.
Tasman Software
TS 2040 Printer
The 2040 printed on 4.3″ wide thermal paper in 32 columns. All Timex computers could print individual lines (LPRINT), list...
Timex Computer Corporation
TS 2080 80 Column Printer
The TS2080 was a full-size printer the provided 80 columns of dot matrix output, including all the characters in the...
Timex Computer Corporation
WIDGIPRINT Printer
32 column thermal printer; prints on 3.2″ wide paper. Supports Sinclair BASIC printing commands and screen dump.
CAI Instruments, Inc.
ZX Printer
Designed exclusively for use with the ZX81 (and ZX80 with 8K BASIC ROM), the printer offers full alphanumerics and highly...
Sinclair Research Ltd.
ZX-98 Parallel and Serial Interface
Parallel and serial interface (Centronics printer and RS-232) on the same board. Supports LLIST, LPRINT and COPY; communicates at up...
Data-assette

Downloadable Files (23)

TitleTypeCompanyDownload
24-Pin Bit Image GraphicsProgramDownload
2Col LLISTProgramDownload
AERCO 2068 Printer Driver V2ProgramAERCODownload
AERCO 2068 Printer Driver V2.1ProgramAERCODownload
AERCO CP-68 Centronics Print DriverCassetteAERCODownload
AERCO PatchProgram
Banner3Program
ColorCopyProgramJohn McMichaelDownload
CP-ZX v2.2ROMAERCODownload
Epson 4X Sideways CopyProgramDownload
EPSON COPYProgramDownload
OKI DLPGProgramJohn McMichaelDownload
Okimate 20 Downline Loadable Character GeneratorProgramJohn McMichaelDownload
Parallel 1000CassetteByte-Back CoDownload
Power PrintProgramMcBrine Computer ProductsDownload
Printer DriverProgramJohn Oliger Co.Download
PrintScreenProgramDownload
Proportional PrintingProgram
Relocatable AERCO Driver V4ProgramJack DohanyDownload
SpoolerDisketteDownload
Tasman Interface SoftwareProgramTasman SoftwareDownload
ZPrint-80 1.2ProgramZebra Systems, Inc.Download
ZPRINT-80 Printer Support v1.3ProgramZebra Systems, Inc.Download