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Finally i got a Creativision Parallel I/O Interface Module (it's a Dick Smith Wizzard Version).
This Interface provides a centronics printer port and a general I/O port.
Many Accessories were planed (Disk Drive, Modem ...) but sadly none of them have made it into production.
But you can use the printer interface!
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Here you can see that the Creativison becomes rather big, when you attach the Parallel I/O Interface, aswell as the Cassette.
PS: Now i am only missing the ram-expansion and the additional keyboard to complete my collection.
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The left port is for the printer and the right one is for all the other good stuff, that never made it...
Maybe someone likes to build some extensions?
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As my Interface was missing the centronics cable, i had to build one.
I cut down an old ISA slot and connected it to a centronics printer cable.
You can see which pin goes where in the picture. For "Gnd" you can use either of the 2 mentioned on the centronics plug (my cable had no wire on pin 16, so i took the one from the lower side)
And => the cable works perfect!
Now i can print my Listings and so on, but...
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As you can see my Star NL-10 9 needle printer sadly is only printing with 3 needles (got it for 1 Euro, so i can't moan...) Can you read the braille-like word?
PS: A new printer is on its way...
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Now the solution...
With my "new" Citizen Swift 24-needle printer one can read the printouts without guessing :-)
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