Printing from HP-86B ?

[Francois Lanciault]

To go back to the original query, I just bought a ICS 4892B to print from my HP-87. (50$ on Ebay)

https://www.icselect.com/gpib_printer_intfc.html#4892

It is for vintage centroinics parallel printers but I have kept one of those for my many vintage computers.

You just plug the HP-IB and the printer to the box and it works. It also works from my HP-9845B and my series 200 computers.

There is also one model for LAN printers on the same page (ICS 4872).

François

(P.S. mine has a broken power regulator which I had to repair. I you buy used, make sure it works first)

(07-06-2017 04:24 PM)smp Wrote:  I thought that it might be a good idea to try and add a printer onto my HP-86B setup. I took a look at TAS, and yessiree, there are GPIB printers available, mostly HP ThinkJet 2225As, and, of course their prices start at $100 and go up from there. I'm not sure I want to spend that kind of money for something that I don't know if it even works, nor if I can get supplies for it.

I came across this interesting device:

http://prologix.biz/gpib-usb-controller.html

At $149, at least it is an available device e supported by the company that sells it. However, it seems to be designed to plug onto a piece of test equipment and then a modern computer will control the instrument from its USB port. I'm not so sure if it works the other way around, with the HP-86B being the controller.

Does anyone here have any experience with something like this? What are your thoughts or suggestions?

Thanks, in advance!

smp