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Printing from HP-86B ?
07-07-2017, 10:41 PM
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RE: Printing from HP-86B ?
(07-07-2017 10:37 PM)rprosperi Wrote:  HP-83/85 machines use ROMs with p/n starting with 00085-xxxx, while HP-86/87 machines use ROMs with p/n starting with 00087-xxxx. There is a pretty complete list here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_series_...extensions

You cannot use 85 ROMs in an 87 and vice-versa.

Many of the early interface module manuals were written before 86/87 models were released and therefor only list the 83/85 ROM model numbers. So, this translates to you will need either ROM 00087-15002 or 00087-15003.

However, and this may be a big however, on the HP-85, that ROM contains both PRINTER and PLOTTER support. On the HP-86/87, PRINTER support is built-in, so advice to add the PRINTER/PLOTTER ROM may not apply.

I would guess, from the wording in the IL Interface manual, that the needed support for this interface is built-in to your 86/87 and additional ROMs are not needed for printing. Likewise, you probably would need to add to add the PLOTTER ROM for HP-IL plotting.

Thanks very much, Bob, for this information. At least I can give it a try without adding any ROMs to start and see how it goes. That's a good point about the plotting - probably will need to be aware of that, too.

Thanks!
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Printing from HP-86B ? - smp - 07-06-2017, 04:24 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - smp - 07-07-2017, 06:21 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - smp - 07-07-2017, 06:24 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - rprosperi - 07-06-2017, 07:51 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - smp - 07-07-2017, 06:25 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - smp - 07-07-2017, 07:39 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - smp - 07-07-2017, 08:49 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - rprosperi - 07-07-2017, 10:37 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - smp - 07-07-2017 10:41 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - smp - 07-08-2017, 12:22 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - smp - 07-07-2017, 10:37 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - rprosperi - 07-07-2017, 10:42 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - smp - 07-08-2017, 12:26 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - cruff - 07-08-2017, 12:43 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - smp - 07-08-2017, 05:46 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - smp - 07-10-2017, 07:32 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - rprosperi - 07-10-2017, 07:38 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - smp - 07-10-2017, 08:56 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - rprosperi - 07-11-2017, 12:58 AM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - J-F Garnier - 07-11-2017, 07:56 AM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - rprosperi - 07-11-2017, 02:56 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - rprosperi - 07-11-2017, 07:08 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - rprosperi - 07-11-2017, 07:23 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - rprosperi - 07-11-2017, 09:40 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - rprosperi - 07-11-2017, 10:32 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - rprosperi - 07-11-2017, 11:25 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - rprosperi - 07-12-2017, 01:49 AM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - J-F Garnier - 07-11-2017, 07:33 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - rprosperi - 07-11-2017, 07:58 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - J-F Garnier - 07-11-2017, 08:06 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - cruff - 07-11-2017, 12:21 AM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - rprosperi - 07-11-2017, 10:17 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - J-F Garnier - 07-12-2017, 06:59 AM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - rprosperi - 07-12-2017, 01:17 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - J-F Garnier - 07-12-2017, 02:15 PM
RE: Printing from HP-86B ? - rprosperi - 07-12-2017, 06:33 PM



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