Question Interfacing Modern Printers & The TI-99/4A

[Omega-TI]

Now days printers have all sorts of different drivers. BITD that was not a major issue. Since I've seen not seen any new developments on the TIPI/RPi front, I'm wondering, would it be possible to make a hardware interface to go between the RS-232 and a modern printer that effectively did that for you?

 

The driver could be burned into a chip or stored on a micro SD card, but essentially take the raw output of the TI and convert it on the fly and spit it out to the printer. Kind of a plug it in and forget it sort of thing.

[atrax27407]

The closest thing I have seen is a transliteration file that allows you to run an inkjet printer with a TI.

[HOME AUTOMATION]

I used a HP deskjet 500. ...about 18 yrs. ago.

[Opry99er]

It would have to be coupled with software unless you are just wanting raw output. It would come from the PIO port, more than likely.... not the serial port.

 

Easiest way is to use TI Print/HDX.... yeah, you've got a PC middle-man, but that's an example of the software part I was talking about.

[mdilling]

Opry99er kind of beat me to it. Couldn't you just port the TI Print/HDX software over to the TIPI and use a USB printer? In other words, substituting the TIPI for the PC.

[Omega-TI]

Easiest way is to use TI Print/HDX.... yeah, you've got a PC middle-man, but that's an example of the software part I was talking about.

 

I could, but I'm in the process of simplifying, reducing clutter and downsizing. The HDX is an awesome little device, but with the TIPI P-Box device mine was no longer getting any use, so I sent it along where it might find a good home someday.

[+arcadeshopper]

Opry99er kind of beat me to it. Couldn't you just port the TI Print/HDX software over to the TIPI and use a USB printer? In other words, substituting the TIPI for the PC.

Ti print is a Windows program. The pi doesn't have the overhead to run wine

 

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