Panasonic KX-1120.

I was trying to find my old Smith Corona electric typewriter (which I'd been given years ago, but promptly never used much) and ended up finding the Panasonic dot matrix printer my Dad must have used with his old IBM during college in the early '80s (which unfortunately got tossed a long time ago).

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I did not recognize the connector for data at all. After some research, I have found the data connection to be a Centronics SCSI, but I'm not sure what type. I did not find anything more than an extra ribbon cartridge in the trash bag where it had been stashed in the top of a closet.

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Even though a modern Canon all-in-one well serves me I figured I'd try to get this one up and running for the heck of it, especially given how all the parts are visible. I was surprised to see that Panasonic still has the drivers listed, last updated in 2008--more than probably 20 years after this thing was made.

Is there anything I really need to know before even trying to see if this thing works or not? What kind of adapters do I need to hook this sucker up to USB? I am guessing I need a special type of paper as well--not printer paper. Thinking the thin stuff that the industrial supply and tractor dealer prints invoices on?

Or should I just try to find an older system compatible with this printer to mess with?

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