#HELP With A1000 Cable
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Can anyone tell me with certainty whether or not I can use a standard Amiga
parallel printer cable on my Amiga 1000 (with a gender changer, of course. I
know the port is the opposite gender on the A1000). I've gotten conflicting
opinions about this, with someone warning me I might "fry" something. What's
the truth about this?
Fred Giacobazzi 71042,341 fdgiac@mail.msen.com giacobaf@k2.kirtland.cc.mi.us
Frederic,
I'm sorry, but you canNOT use a standard printer cable on an A1000. On the
later Amigas, beginning with the 2000, you can, but the A1000 has different
pinouts.
—Betty
Betty,
Thanks for the reply to my query about parallel cables and the A1000. I'm sorry
to learn that the A1000 is so non-standard. I assumed gender was the only
difference. I guess I'll have to try to find an A1000- specific cable (if
they're still available!)
Fred 71042,341 fdgiac@mail.msen.com giacobaf@k2.kirtland.cc.mi.us
Frederic,
I have on an A1000 parallel cable you can have for the price of shipping if you
can't find one anywhere. Email me you address and I'll find out what that will
come to.
Paul Sattethwait
Frederic,
NO…plain and simple…even with a gender cable…you shouldn't use a
standard parallel cable. The pinouts are wrong.
Don
Don,
Thanks for the definitive information. I'm glad you replied before I did some
damage! I'll try to hunt for an A1000 cable.
Fred 71042,341 fdgiac@mail.msen.com
Frederic,
Don't use a standard cable. There is a +5 volt line on pin 23 of the
A1000 which needs to be found on pin 14 of a standard cable. That is the major
difference but there are others. If you need the complete pin outs and the
differences let me know. But be care with a standard cable.
Dege
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Dege,
Thank you for letting me know about the A1000's parallel port. I'll try to
locate an A1000-specific parallel cable, if I can find one!
Fred 71042,341 fdgiac@mail.msen.com