82162a HP-IL thermal printer success

[Sylvain Cote]

In mid 1981, I bought my personal computing dream kit ...

• HP-41CV Calculator
• HP-82151A Module Holder (2)
• HP-82143A Thermal Printer
• HP-82045A Thermal Paper Box (6 rolls)
• HP-82153A Optical Wand
• HP-82104A Card Reader
• HP-00097-13143 Magnetic Card Kit (120 cards + 3 holders)
• HP-00041-15006 Circuit Analysis pac
• HP-00041-90098 Electrical Engr. Book
• HP-00041-15022 Games pac
• HP-00041-90099 Games Solutions Book
  

Ports were configured as followed ...

1. Circuit analysis pac (page 8)
2. Games pac (page A)
3. Thermal Printer (page 6) or Optical Wand (page C)
4. Card Reader (page E)
   

Then in mid 1982, I expanded my dream kit with ...

• HP-82180A X-Functions/Memory module
• HP-82181A X-Memory module (2)
• HP-82182A Time module
• HP-82160A HP-IL module
• HP-82161A HP-IL Digital Cassette Drive
• HP-82162A HP-IL Thermal Printer
• AME-4107 Port-X-Tender
  

Ports were configured as followed ...

1. Time module (page 5)
2. X-Functions/Memory module (page A)
3. Port-X-Tender (no page)
   
   1. Circuit analysis pac (page 8)
   2. X-Memory module (no page)
   3. Games pac (page C) or Optical Wand (page C)
   4. X-Memory module (no page)
   5. not-used
   6. not-used or Thermal Printer (page 6)
   7. not-used or HP-IL module (page 7) [IL Thermal Printer + IL Cassette Drive]
      
4. Card Reader (page E)
   

Then came module doubling, tripling, 41CX, ZEprom, etc who optimized port usage and allowing me to remove the port-x-tender.
As other said, port availability were always an issue and everything that would help alleviate that, was used.
Sylvain