Selecting a Printer – Wilburn, Gene
The TORPET Issue #24, October 1983, p. 20
Topics: daisy wheel vs. dot matrix, printer interfaces, print quality, paper feeds, and print speed.
Buying that First Printer – Koma, Stan
The TORPET Issue #24, October 1983, p. 27
Factors to consider when buying a printer.
Parallel Printers and the VIC-20 – Quinn, David
The TORPET Issue #24, October 1983, p. 30
Pin configurations for connecting a Centronics cable to the user port of the VIC-20.
The Commodore 4023 Printer – Stark, Edwin
The TORPET Issue #24, October 1983, p. 31
Review of the Commodore 4023 dot-matrix printer.
The Smith-Corona TP-1 – Shirinian, George
The TORPET Issue #24, October 1983, p. 32
Review of the Smith-Corona TP-1 daisy-wheel (letter-quality) printer.
The MX-80 FT(iii) – Wright, Ian A.
The TORPET Issue #24, October 1983, p. 39
Review of the MX-80 FT(iii) dot-matrix printer from Epson.
Re-Inking Printer Ribbons – Toussaint, E.
The TORPET Issue #24, October 1983, p. 41
A response to Re-Inking Printer Ribbons (The TORPET, July 1983, p. 15) with an ... ve method for re-inking.
Machine Language from Square One – Goldstein, Larry
The TORPET Issue #24, October 1983, p. 44
Introduction to 6502 machine language.
Detecting Disk Format – Deal, Elizabeth
The TORPET Issue #24, October 1983, p. 51
Detecting a 1541 or 4040 in BASIC.
80-Column Word Processing for VIC – Ross, Michael
The TORPET Issue #24, October 1983, p. 52
Review of the Data 20 16k Video Pak that allows 80-column text on the VIC-20.
Sorting Lists – Dray, Robert
The TORPET Issue #24, October 1983, p. 56
Explanation of three sort methods: linear sort, bubble sort, and quicksort.
B-Series: The New Business Computer – Part 3 – Campbell, Gord
The TORPET Issue #24, October 1983, p. 63
Memory layout in the B-Series.