New Purchase
- MikeDHalliday
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New Purchase
So, I put a bid on a 9pin Oki Dot Matrix Printer on everyones favourite auction site. No one else bid and I won it. Can't believe I have just paid £5 + postage for a printer that I have not been near for 30 years + We had them at college in the early 90s
I already have a printer cable for Albert so should be able to test it with screen draw and tasword as soon as I receive it.
Re-living the clatter of a print head should be fun. May have to get the WD40 out to revive the printer ribbon.
It comes with a DLink ethernet to centronics print server too, but that might be asking too much of Windows 11?
If anyone is interested it is
Oki Microline 321 Elite 9 Pin Printer ith DLink print server and a spare ribbon.
Update on testing to follow.
This now brings my setup to almost the same as I had originally all those years ago. Just need the speculator and it will be complete.
I already have a printer cable for Albert so should be able to test it with screen draw and tasword as soon as I receive it.
Re-living the clatter of a print head should be fun. May have to get the WD40 out to revive the printer ribbon.
It comes with a DLink ethernet to centronics print server too, but that might be asking too much of Windows 11?
If anyone is interested it is
Oki Microline 321 Elite 9 Pin Printer ith DLink print server and a spare ribbon.
Update on testing to follow.
This now brings my setup to almost the same as I had originally all those years ago. Just need the speculator and it will be complete.
Ex owner of a real TC01 with Gotek boot drive and second drive, Joysticks, DAC hardware (Built but untested) and loads of manuals, books and mags. Living the emulation life now!
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Re: New Purchase
Good buy, Mike.
Other available units seem to be priced upwards of £200
I see that ink ribbons are still available for this model![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
Other available units seem to be priced upwards of £200
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I see that ink ribbons are still available for this model
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- MikeDHalliday
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Re: New Purchase
Indeed. I took a punt thinking someone would out bid me. Serves me right really. Ha ha
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Re: New Purchase
I saw a working Speculator was sold for £750 in January 2017.
We might have a long wait ...
We might have a long wait ...
Re: New Purchase
Does someone not have one in this community? If they could open it and take hires photos, its most likely a single or 2 layer board, with few components?
Tony Brewer who made the Speculator for the Memotech MTX and later the Einstein, is a member over at http://memorum.mtxworld.dk/ and might be able to provide some details (he doesn't own one, I don't believe).
Tony Brewer who made the Speculator for the Memotech MTX and later the Einstein, is a member over at http://memorum.mtxworld.dk/ and might be able to provide some details (he doesn't own one, I don't believe).
- MikeDHalliday
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Re: New Purchase
I can find a low res picture of the top of the spectulator circuit board, but nothing else.
The Memotech version has 2 high res pictures available. Gutted.
The Memotech version has 2 high res pictures available. Gutted.
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Re: New Purchase
I've never seen one, just the white book about using them.
- MikeDHalliday
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I put a post on here tatung-einstein@groups.io and actually got a reply!
Someone intends to reverse engineer a speculator (When they have time) so we may yet get a re-newed speculator, hopefully for a reasonable price!!!
Someone intends to reverse engineer a speculator (When they have time) so we may yet get a re-newed speculator, hopefully for a reasonable price!!!
Ex owner of a real TC01 with Gotek boot drive and second drive, Joysticks, DAC hardware (Built but untested) and loads of manuals, books and mags. Living the emulation life now!
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Re: New Purchase
Really irritatingly I missed out on a local pickup Tatung with Speculator (and a huge bunch of other stuff) a year or two back. It was up for well below market value as well. ![Crying or Very Sad :cry:](./images/smilies/icon_cry.gif)
![Crying or Very Sad :cry:](./images/smilies/icon_cry.gif)
TC-01 + einSDein + TM-01 + TK-02 + gotek
- MikeDHalliday
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Re: New Purchase
So ... the printer turned up and is everything It said it was in the listing.
Unfortunately, it has suffered the wrath of the delivery driver and the right hand side is all smashed where the very heavy parcel had been dropped over the garden fence.
I think it is fixable
Will keep you all posted
Unfortunately, it has suffered the wrath of the delivery driver and the right hand side is all smashed where the very heavy parcel had been dropped over the garden fence.
I think it is fixable
Will keep you all posted
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Ex owner of a real TC01 with Gotek boot drive and second drive, Joysticks, DAC hardware (Built but untested) and loads of manuals, books and mags. Living the emulation life now!