On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 9:20 PM, Jim Brain via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 5/23/2017 1:07 AM, dave.g4...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> You probably need a null modem cable. > > I had one (and used it), but not all null modem cables are evidently the > same :-) I soldered up a loopback as you suggested, and the unit dropped > into DATA MODE on startup.
Superb! > The printer ribbon has less life left in it than I anticipated, but a list > member is helping me, so it should be good to go after a deep cleaning and a > light oiling. Back in the day, there was a re-inking product, the Mac Inker. Since those are not easy to dig up now, what options are there? Also, because there's often plenty of pigment, what oil/solvents are good to wrest some of that pigment back out of a dried ribbon? -ethan