A-Time
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George and Bill,
In the trouble.txt file in your A-Time disk i think there is a note that talks
about some cables that were sold from dealers that connect the reset pin
of the Amiga to a pin OTHER than the reset (sometimes called I-Prime) of your
printer.
As you can understand, the reset pin of the Amiga is there to be hooked to
the reset pin of your printer and nowhere else.
The reset pin is an output pin from the amiga and SHOULD NOT be connected
to a high or a low output signal from your printer, which sometimes happens
with wrong cables. (It should be connected at the reset line which is a
input line).
So check your cable that it connects pin 25 of your Amiga connector to the
correct pin of your printer (thats the reset pin).
A-Time has no problems if you use the correct cable. I just wish I can get
my hands to some of the dealers that do such a de-service to their customers.
I am very happy with my A-Time and never had any problems with it. I've had
it for about 10 months now.
Bill.
Bill, if I understand it right- if pin 25 (initialize pin) is not connected
than you don't have to turn your printer on to use A-Time. My printer
does not re-initialize when I warm boot so I'm assuming that pin is not
connected on my cable. This is fine by be because A-Time works great
whether the printer is on or off.
George