I/R Printer module and the Plotter, Extended I/O, and/or Devel

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In the preface of the Plotter Manual the first paragraph states: "This manual was written with the assumption that the you have a working knowledge of the HP-41 Handheld Computer, the HP 82160A HP-IL Module, a compatible plotter, and - for those using the plotter modules bar code functions - the HP Optical Wand." Looking further in the manual I don't see anything about the IR printer. Most of the manual covers running a pen plotter with the module.

If memory serves, when I bought my 82162A HP-IL thermal printer, it was the only one of the three little thermal printers that could use the plotter module functions to print bar code. The combination works for that, but it is rather inelegant looking barcode that requires scissors, tape and a degree of patience to be useful.