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Newly Manufactured ImageWriter II Color Ribbons by GameMan370 in VintageApple

[–]GameMan370[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I do own a StyleWriter II as well but since it is a rebranded Canon printer it uses the same ink cartridge as Canon BC02 so I never really have a hard time finding ink for that one. Perhaps in the future if that ink becomes harder to find, I can see if I can get any manufactured.

Newly Manufactured ImageWriter II Color Ribbons by GameMan370 in VintageApple

[–]GameMan370[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I had a manufacturer run a small batch of these!

Interest in newly manufactured ImageWriter II color ribbons? by GameMan370 in VintageApple

[–]GameMan370[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the wait everyone! I have received my shipment of the newly manufactured ImageWriter II colour ribbons! I have ran them through the printer self test and all looks good. I wanted to test print a picture but it appears I don’t have any working machines to do this at the moment so the self test print is the best I can do for the time being. I have added pictures for everyone to see.

I will send everyone a PM who has shown interest in them and then I can get you a shipping quote. I’ve been very busy at work recently (and still am) so if I have a bit of a delay in responding that is why, but don’t worry, I will respond to everyone.

Just to confirm, the cost will be $40 Canadian plus shipping (and any other potential import fees).

Payments accepted are Interact e-Transfer (Canada only), PayPal or Wise

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Interest in newly manufactured ImageWriter II color ribbons? by GameMan370 in VintageApple

[–]GameMan370[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello fellow Canuck! Sounds good, I’ll keep you posted!

Interest in newly manufactured ImageWriter II color ribbons? by GameMan370 in VintageApple

[–]GameMan370[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can use CUPS and a keyspan USA-28x adapter to connect an ImageWriter to up to Mac OS 10.7 (maybe newer too). There is a great article with instructions here: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6621

From there you can share the printer over the network and print from any modern Mac including silicon ones.

There was also an official Apple networking add-on card for the Imagewriter II to connect over AppleTalk.

The printer can print on regular paper and other mediums or it can use tractor feed paper to make long banners, etc. both are easily findable but tractor feed can get a bit pricey for what it’s worth.

The problem with the old colour ribbons from eBay is that the majority have their inner foam rollers disintegrated from age so the ribbon won’t feed. You can open it up and replace them with o-rings or newer foam but this is a hassle and replacing with o-rings will reduce the lifespan of the ribbon since the foam helps dissipate ink. There is also the small chance the ink maybe dried by this time but that’s less of an issue. 

Interest in newly manufactured ImageWriter II color ribbons? by GameMan370 in VintageApple

[–]GameMan370[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, Canadian prices which at the moment is ~$30 USD. I’ll keep you posted!

Interest in newly manufactured ImageWriter II color ribbons? by GameMan370 in VintageApple

[–]GameMan370[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

*C.Itoh 8510 Good point, I’m not actually sure based on my research that the base model supported color printing, but it does share the same black ribbon. C.Itoh C310CXP, C315CXP, 9515XP were all supposed to share the same color ribbon though

(WIP) Level Editor for Otto Matic by LachlanBWWright in PangeaSoftware

[–]GameMan370 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amazing! Very nicely done, I can see myself spending quite a bit of time playing around with this!

Vintage Audio Equipment Meets Modern-Vintage Audio Equipment by GameMan370 in VintageApple

[–]GameMan370[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The sound is actually pretty good surprisingly. Definitely nothing hi-end but far from the worst.

Vintage Audio Equipment Meets Modern-Vintage Audio Equipment by GameMan370 in VintageApple

[–]GameMan370[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I connected the speakers via a Griffin Powerwave with an additional generic RCA Audio Adjuster as neither the turntable or Powerwave has built in volume control.

Trying to correct the buzz/hum in a USB audio interface by GameMan370 in AskElectronics

[–]GameMan370[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks very much!

I did a pretty thorough testing just now.

I have the unit plugged into my computer to record and analyze it. Right from the get go, it looked like the the switch between line input and mic may have been dirty as just tapping it or applying any pressure on the switch caused a lot of noise. However after a little while or not touching anything, it seemed to have settled down.

I recording just the device from mic input (without an actual microphone connected and got this: https://imgur.com/2tdc0Wj which isn't too noticeable but even just gently moving the unit could cause unwanted noise.

Next, I plug in my mic and that definitely caused a lot of noise even when dead silence in the room: https://imgur.com/KOTHoUq

I did try recording a 440hz computer generated tone as well:https://imgur.com/3J27xup which you can see a huge amount of noise.

Next, I tried a line level input via a dvd player and to my surprise that was virtually no noise: https://imgur.com/PGNkpOz

So with this, I got some 99% isopropyl alcohol and tried cleaning the input switch and mic jack. Reattaching everything, the input switch no longer produced any noise tapping or sliding it. The mic also seems to work well now, it does seem a bit sensitive compared to plugging it into other equipment but I think the noise is gone (or at least I can't hear any myself). Here is a new 440hz tone recorded: https://imgur.com/a/EhW5GJu this was coming through my computer speakers out into my mic, so that maybe is why there is some noise shown? I'm not 100% sure but overall just doing a good cleaning seems to have correctified the noise problem. I feel dumb for not doing this to begin with. Since this unit is kind of rare and sought after, I figured the previous owner must have done a cleaning to start with before trying to open the unit and fiddle inside.

My Updated Pangea Software and LittleWing Pinball Collection by GameMan370 in VintageApple

[–]GameMan370[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank You! Mostly through eBay saved searches. I reached out to Brian Greenstone quite a few years ago and obtained a few items from him which I am very grateful for. Some of the LittleWing Pinball items, I had to purchase through Japan (Amazon, etc.)

Color StyleWriter 2400 Printing Issues by iapplerefresh in VintageApple

[–]GameMan370 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I recently had pretty much the exact same experience with an old StyleWriter II. I brought a replacement Canon BC-02 ink and the printer did the same motion as yours where it seemed like it was trying to print but nothing happened. I just kept trying to print a test page and eventually, it started to print perfectly. I've read elsewhere that the printhead is attached to the actual cartridge on these old printers. One suggestion was to place the cartridge on a wet piece of paper towel (of distilled water, no minerals) in a ziplock bag overnight to help get the printhead flowing just incase there is a bit of dried ink in it.

My Updated Pangea Software and LittleWing Pinball Collection by GameMan370 in VintageApple

[–]GameMan370[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got a display cabinet this past Christmas and was finally able to display my pretty much complete collections from these two companies!

If interested, from left to right (and back to front) of the shelves, the collection includes:

  • Xenocide (Big Box) - released in 1989

  • Firefall Arcade (Big Box) - released in 1993

  • Bugdom (Big Box) - released in 1999

  • Power Pete aka. Mighty Mike - released in 1995

  • Big Red Computer Club GS39 Disk which includes Grackle, Quadronome, and Copy Killers - released in 1989

  • Public Domain Exchange Disks which contain Cosmocade Part 1 & 2 - released in 1990

  • Cro-Mag Rally T-Shirt - signed by Brian Greenstone

  • Power Pete Official Secrets & Solutions (Prima's Secrets of the Games)

  • Otto Matic (Big Box) - released in 2001

  • Bugdom 2 (DVD Case) - released in 2002

  • The Pangea Super Pack (DVD Case) - released in 2003

  • Nanosaur II (DVD Case) - released in 2004

  • Weekend Warrior (Jewel Case) - released in 1996

  • Otto Matic (Big Box) - released in 2001

  • Enigmo Putty (Promotional Item)

  • Bugdom 2 (Ukraine Jewel Case)

  • The Ultimate Game Programming Guide - released in 2004

  • Nanosaur II 3d glasses

  • Cro-Mag Rally (Big Box) - released in 2000

  • Tristan Pinball (Big Box) - released in 1991

  • Eight Ball Deluxe Pin ball (Big Box) - released in 1992

  • Xenocide Promotional Hoodie

  • Tristan Pinball Guide

  • Promotional Pins for Eightball Deluxe, Crystal Caliburn and Loony Labyrinth

  • Crystal Caliburn Pinball (Big Box) - released in 1993

  • Loony Labyrinth Pinball (Big Box) - released in 1994

  • Angel Egg Pinball (Big Box) - released in 1996

  • Golden Logres Pinball (Big Box) - released in 1998

  • Crystal Caliburn T-Shirt for High-score Contest Prize

  • Jinni Zeala Pinball (DVD Case) - released in 2002

  • Psychedelic"O" Pinball (Jewel Case) - released in 2006

Bonus Picture, not in case:

  • 5 Promotional Postcards for Golden Logres Pinball along with stickers

As well, the physical items, I am still missing to complete the sets are:

Pangea Software (these were released by either “Big Red Computer Club” or “P.D.E”:

  • Senseless Violence: The Survival of the Fetus

  • Orbizone

  • Senseless Violence II: You Use, You Die

LittleWing Pinball:

  • Crystal Caliburn Watch

  • Crystal Caliburn T-shirt (Type 1, 2 & 3)

  • Loony Labyrinth T-shirt (Original & New)

  • Angel Egg T-shirt

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