ACML Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Does anyone know if an Epson FX-890 can be hooked up to an Atari 850 or ICD P:R: Connection. I'd like it to work like an Epson FX-80 with programs like PrintShop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 If it has a centronics parallel port then it can be hooked up with those or a printer interface like MicroPrint. you just need the centronics cable for the 850 or PR. Then you will probably just use a Epson compatible driver that is included with Printshop. IIRC. There are a lot of printer drivers out there somewhere, so you may find a driver specific to FX-890 that uses all it's features, but I doubt that would be necessary for using Printshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillC Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 (edited) As it has both a parallel printer port and Epson ESC / P control language I believe it should work. You will need a special cable to connect it to an 850, ICD P:R: Connection or MIO(except for MEtallGuy66's updated MIOs which use PC type printer/modem cables). Pinouts for 850/PRC/MIO cables are available in this post: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/176819-modern-printers-compatible-with-atari-mio-850-pr-connector/?do=findComment&comment=2447690 One issue you could have is that the printer may not advance the paper at the end of the line, because the interface is sending just a CARRIAGE RETURN without a LINE FEED. If this happens you need to configure either the interface or printer to add a LINE FEED to every CARRIAGE RETURN. Edited October 21, 2016 by BillC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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