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Connecting Other Manufacturer's
Printers to Your TI-99/4A
A complete computersystem isa combination of
pieces of hardware, and software programs to
control the hardware's operation. Getting the
hardware and the software to match can be
troublesome, particularly in the case of printers.
Like^most home computer manufacturers, Texas
Instruments sells printers for its products. But a
wider variety of printers is available from other
vendors, and these printers can often be pur
chased at a lower cost.
You can find many of these printers at computer
stores. You can go as faras to purchase one, cart
it home, and connect it to your computer,
expecting that the printer will operate with no
problems. Ifit does, consideryourself fortunate;
you have achieved a perfect match due to sheer
luck.
If you choose to use a printer made by an inde
pendent company, you will need to purchase
the RS-232 Interface Card or the RS-232 Inter
face Adapter (both priced at about $175; the
card inserts in the Tl Peripheral Expansion Sys
tem, and the adapter plugs into the Expansion
Connector on the console).
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