Re: serial to parallel

Mike Brant via Coco <[email protected]> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:41:18 -0400
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Correctly Richard

On Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 8:58=E2=80=AFPM Richard Goedeken via Coco <
[email protected]> wrote:

> I think he's looking for something like this:
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/227373056246
>
> I had several of these about 10 years ago when I bought and re-sold a big
> lot
> of Commodore equipment. At the time I think I tossed all of these things
> because nobody wanted them; I couldn't sell them at any price.
>
> Richard
>
>
> On 7/29/26 4:06 PM, Bruce Borer via Coco wrote:
> > Hi Mike,
> >      If you do not get a solution soon I can produce a schematic in les=
s
> than
> > a week but would like to know what else you would  like to see in the
> design.
> > The design could be just one IC on a PCB if you can find a MC6821 or
> MC6822 or
> > some glue logic for a CS82C55Z.  Maybe you would like to include serial
> > UART(s) and/or PROM/Flash.
> >      Are you able to write the code to Send/Receive over a parallel por=
t
> or
> > serial port?
> >      Look for a Deluxe RS-232 Program Pak.  I do not know of a parallel
> Pak.
> > Bruce P. Borer
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 29, 2026 at 4:54=E2=80=AFPM Mike Brant via Coco <
> [email protected]
> > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
> >
> >
> >     On Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 4:53=E2=80=AFPM Mike Brant via Coco
> >     <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> wrote:
> >
> >         Serial to parallel for printer?
> >         Anyone have one of these for sale?
> >
> >         Or know of a resource to give info on making one?
> >
> >         Thanks
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<div dir=3D"auto">Correctly Richard=C2=A0</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot=
e gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul =
29, 2026, 8:58=E2=80=AFPM Richard Goedeken via Coco &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:c=
[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div=
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1=
px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I think he&#39;s looking for something like=
 this:<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"https://www.ebay.com/itm/227373056246" rel=3D"noreferrer norefer=
rer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.ebay.com/itm/227373056246</a><br>
<br>
I had several of these about 10 years ago when I bought and re-sold a big l=
ot <br>
of Commodore equipment. At the time I think I tossed all of these things <b=
r>
because nobody wanted them; I couldn&#39;t sell them at any price.<br>
<br>
Richard<br>
<br>
<br>
On 7/29/26 4:06 PM, Bruce Borer via Coco wrote:<br>
&gt; Hi Mike,<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 If you do not get a solution soon I can produce a =
schematic in less than <br>
&gt; a week but would like to know what else you would=C2=A0 like to see in=
 the design.=C2=A0 <br>
&gt; The design could be just one IC on=C2=A0a PCB if you can find a MC6821=
 or MC6822 or <br>
&gt; some glue logic for a CS82C55Z.=C2=A0 Maybe you would like to include =
serial <br>
&gt; UART(s) and/or PROM/Flash.<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Are you able to write the code to Send/Receive ove=
r a parallel port or <br>
&gt; serial port?<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Look for a Deluxe RS-232 Program Pak.=C2=A0 I do n=
ot know of a parallel Pak.<br>
&gt; Bruce P. Borer<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; On Wed, Jul 29, 2026 at 4:54=E2=80=AFPM Mike Brant via Coco &lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer"=
>[email protected]</a> <br>
&gt; &lt;mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_bla=
nk" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email protected]</a>&gt;&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0On Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 4:53=E2=80=AFPM Mike Brant vi=
a Coco<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" ta=
rget=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email protected]</a> &lt;mailto=
:<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nore=
ferrer">[email protected]</a>&gt;&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Serial to parallel for printer?<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Anyone have one of these for sale?<br=
>
&gt; <br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Or know of a resource to give info on=
 making one?<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Thanks<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0-- <br>
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