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Also the 82162A can print bar code and the 82143A can not
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Hi;
this printer ROM eneble/disable switch in the HPIL allows you to use the HP82143A if you have an HPIL connected to the HP41. Both HPIL printer functions and HP82143A built in functions share the same XROM numbers (at least the ones with the same name). This way, you may CONNECT both HP82143A and HP82162A in the same HP41, but you will use ONLY the HP82143A; the HP82143A connector IS the interface itself, and it becomes active in the moment you plug it in the HP41. It means that it cannot be disabled as one can do with the HPIL printer functions.
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