rietveld Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Morpheus said: Do you refer to the Intellivision keyboard component? I use mine with my ECS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 minute ago, rietveld said: I use mine with my ECS Eventually when I get my basement office finished, I plan to have a longish table in there where I'm going to set up my full Intellivision I, II, ECS, System Changer, Voice Module, Aquarius, Mini Expander, Tape Drive and Thermal Printer. I will try to place the printer and tape drive in a central location so that they can serve as a literal and figurative link between the Intellivision and the Aquarius. Plus it will be easier to swap the plugs from system to system as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, rietveld said: I use mine with my ECS So the Acquarius printer is compatible with the Intellivision ECS... But we all agree that there are no printers with Intellivision logo/brand made for Intellivision ECS, sold in Intellivision boxes, don’t we? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed1475 Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Here's a video I recorded a couple years ago of the the ECS using the Aquarius printer. Printing the ECS BASIC game Road Race. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 13 minutes ago, Morpheus said: But we all agree that there are no printers with Intellivision logo/brand made for Intellivision ECS, sold in Intellivision boxes, don’t we? Correct. The Aquarius Printer and Data Recorder shown with the ECS in promotional literature had Intellivision nameplates, but they were never released with them, as documented here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 26 minutes ago, Morpheus said: So the Acquarius printer is compatible with the Intellivision ECS... But we all agree that there are no printers with Intellivision logo/brand made for Intellivision ECS, sold in Intellivision boxes, don’t we? I read somewhere that Mattell used an Aquarius printer with a custom label when they debuted the ECS at the trade show but I dont think they ever sold to the general public like that Here is my Aquarius printer connected to my brown ECS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 2 hours ago, rietveld said: I read somewhere that Mattell used an Aquarius printer with a custom label when they debuted the ECS at the trade show but I dont think they ever sold to the general public like that Here is my Aquarius printer connected to my brown ECS Thank you, very interesting! And congrats for your "office", lot of nice stuff! Is there any specific reason why you did use a European ECS (brown) instead of the white US one? So, it looks like that there might be around some prototype of Intellivision branded printer, like the very few Tutorvision consoles branded Tutorvision for exhibitions purposes only. That would be really cool to find it, if it ever existed... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 I found this tread on AA that gives evidence of a Mattel Electronics printer with an Intellivision interface... quite cool! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 (edited) That's for the keyboard component which was discontinued in 1982. The printer says mattel electronics on top and intellivision only on the cable. The printer was only sold through mail order. http://www.intellivisionbrasil.com.br/docs/manuais-hardware/Modulo_ThermalPrinter40.pdf Edited February 22, 2021 by mr_me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Morpheus said: Thank you, very interesting! And congrats for your "office", lot of nice stuff! Is there any specific reason why you did use a European ECS (brown) instead of the white US one? So, it looks like that there might be around some prototype of Intellivision branded printer, like the very few Tutorvision consoles branded Tutorvision for exhibitions purposes only. That would be really cool to find it, if it ever existed... I have the Brown ECS with my Tandyvision 1 and the Grey ECS with my INTV2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 11 minutes ago, rietveld said: I have the Brown ECS with my Tandyvision 1 and the Grey ECS with my INTV2 That intv setup is ?. I need that keyboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rietveld Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 (edited) The white musical keyboard is pretty easy to find here in North America. The brown ECS came from Tunisia and the brown musical keyboard came from Moroco Edited February 22, 2021 by rietveld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 I wish I had a bigger table down in my basement office where my wife makes me keep the intellivision stuff. I want set up all the components like you have them. I wish there was a way to plug in an intellivision game with everything connected... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Games For Your Intellivision Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 16 hours ago, Morpheus said: Do you refer to the Intellivision keyboard component? The original Keyboard Component, not the ECS. Although, apparently, the printer worked with the ECS, and the Aquarius as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 3 hours ago, Games For Your Intellivision said: The original Keyboard Component, not the ECS. Although, apparently, the printer worked with the ECS, and the Aquarius as well. It would be nice to find some of those printers prototypes made for the Keyboard component... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 12 hours ago, rietveld said: I have the Brown ECS with my Tandyvision 1 and the Grey ECS with my INTV2 It’s always a pleasure to see such nice Intellivision set-ups! Congrats!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sixersfan105 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Looks like someone (not me) is selling NOS printer paper for the Aquarius... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Aquarius-Home-Computer-40-Column-Thermal-Printer-Paper-No-4216-New-in-Package/164711508164?hash=item26599228c4:g:j~wAAOSw0H9gFecF 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 21 minutes ago, sixersfan105 said: Looks like someone (not me) is selling NOS printer paper for the Aquarius... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Aquarius-Home-Computer-40-Column-Thermal-Printer-Paper-No-4216-New-in-Package/164711508164?hash=item26599228c4:g:j~wAAOSw0H9gFecF Oh wow that guy's maybe 30 minutes from me... I kinda want it just to have an example of it in my collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 Oooo it's the same person with the sealed Fathom for $200... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sixersfan105 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 57 minutes ago, Intelligentleman said: Oh wow that guy's maybe 30 minutes from me... I kinda want it just to have an example of it in my collection Sweet, make it happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 On 2/22/2021 at 12:24 AM, Games For Your Intellivision said: I think that the general use of 40 column printers 'back in the day' was to print out basic listings of programs. Some people prefer to debug programs on paper rather than on a terminal. I believe (pretty sure) that the Aquarius printer was the same printer that was used with the Keyboard component, just rebadged. Perhaps there were cosmetic differences. I don't know for sure. I have both. I should check that out. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 I picked this one up recently. It's very similar to the KC one. Mine's not Mattel branded and is missing the interface. It cleaned up well, but took a lot of effort. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, JasonlikesINTV said: I picked this one up recently. It's very similar to the KC one. Mine's not Mattel branded and is missing the interface. It cleaned up well, but took a lot of effort. Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 21 hours ago, Intelligentleman said: Oooo it's the same person with the sealed Fathom for $200... I did buy some games recently from that seller: outstanding level or reliability, seriousness and quality of service. 5 stars! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligentleman Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, Morpheus said: I did buy some games recently from that seller: outstanding level or reliability, seriousness and quality of service. 5 stars! I can't buy anymore nice things right now. Let's just say I got a little carried away this month. However, it's great to know this seller is legit AND that he's within a 20-minute drive of me. Wonder if he's got a physical store... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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