printer emulation question

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Hunting for a printer driver in Windows for my old Diablo 430.

Does anyone know what other printer choices can emulate the Diablo 430, or
where I can find out if there are some?
 
On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 22:17:44 -0600, RB wrote:

=>Hunting for a printer driver in Windows for my old Diablo 430.
=>
=>Does anyone know what other printer choices can emulate the Diablo 430, or
=>where I can find out if there are some?

Have you googled Diablo 430? If so, and you've found
nothing, you are out of luck.
 
RB said:
Hunting for a printer driver in Windows for my old Diablo 430.

Does anyone know what other printer choices can emulate the Diablo 430, or
where I can find out if there are some?
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It's unlikely that any printer emulates the Diablo 430. Your best bet is to
find the printers of its day that it may emulate. Is that a dot matrix or
daisy wheel? If dot matrix, try Epson MX-80, IBM Proprinter. Otherwise,
try Generic Text/Only.

I'd expect that these Epson and IBM models have a nice display in the
Smithsonian National Museum of American History. I don't think that the
Diablo 430 would make the cut, but perhaps the 630 would.

In Hell, Satan lets you download all the porn you want to print, but he only
has one daisywheel for everyone to share.
 
It's unlikely that any printer emulates the Diablo 430. Your best bet is to
find the printers of its day that it may emulate. Is that a dot matrix or
daisy wheel? If dot matrix, try Epson MX-80, IBM Proprinter. Otherwise,
try Generic Text/Only.

I'd expect that these Epson and IBM models have a nice display in the
Smithsonian National Museum of American History. I don't think that the
Diablo 430 would make the cut, but perhaps the 630 would.
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Epson is Japanese, althoigh you could find one in a static display of
vintage computers. IBM is an engineering marvel, pre-cursor to how
some modern printers are assembled (nearly screwless mostly plasic
assembly).
 
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