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Pride Utilities 8bit Printer Port

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A hardware adapter from Pride Utilities that connects to the 7bit printer port, and adds the 8th printer bit, without further hardware modification.

Technical

Probably it does somehow merge two 7bit values into a 8bit value. The exact function is unknown.

Note: Pride Utilites also made some software-based printer drivers,

Printer Pac-1 DMP1 and Epson printer utility Basic extensions (RSX)
Printer Pac-2

These two drivers do not seem to be doing anything unusual with the printer port. So, there should be an additional driver for the 8bit adapter...?

See also

8bit Printer Ports

Review (German)

From an article about the "Amstrad Consumer Show" in german magazine ""Happy Computer 08/1986":

"Interessante Routinen gibt es von Pride Utilities. »Super Sprite« (7,95 Pfund auf Kassette) hält das, was der Titel verspricht -hervorragende Sprites auf dem Schneider. »8 Bit Printer Port« (17,95 Pfund) ist ein Hardwarezusatz für den Druckeranschluß am Schneider. Ohne weiteren Umbau wird das achte Bit für den Drucker bereitgestellt. Das bekannte Programm »Oddjob« gibt es jetzt auch auf ROM."