Re: Sharp pc3100 --- parallel printer cable?? Used units?

["Harold Lemel" <hlemel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sven Utcke" <utcke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Harold Lemel" <hlemel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Sharp PC 3000/3100 mailing list"
<sharp-pc3k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: Sharp pc3100 --- parallel printer cable?? Used units?


> Hello Harold,
>
> > A dedicated printer cable would be the cleanest solution, but I have
> > no idea where to get one except by buying another Sharp new (for
> > $100+).
>
> Where would you buy one from, in particular one with a parallel cable?
>
> > 2) I have been using 2 meg ACE Sram cards with the unit. These work
quite
> > well, although the disks are prone to disk errors.
> >
> > Any idea how I might be able to find used units?
>
> I usually buy mine on ebay, although this does require some patience.
> Lots of places (california digital, for one) sell them, but at
> horrendous prices.  Or you could use CF-cards, but even then you would
> need to keep at least one sram-card handy, in case a full reset would
> be needed...
>
> http://www.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/~utcke/Laptop/sharp-pc3100.html#cf
>
> Sven
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