Asynchronous Serial Communications Programmer's Reference Manual (32022-90052)

292 AppendixA
Comparing MPE/iX Systems to MPE V Systems
Terminal Types and Printer Types
Table A-4 Terminal Type Migration for Printers
MPE V
Terminal
Type
Description
Use MPE/iX
Printer
Type
Comments
18 Non-HP devices or
application printers
18 MPE V’s terminal type 18 and
MPE/iX’s printer type 18 are
exactly the same except that an
enhanced XON/XOFF protocol is
used on MPE/iX.
TTPCL18 Terminal type 18 with a
printer initialization string
and an XOFF timer. Used
with HP 2687A.
18 The HP 2687 A is not supported on
MPE/iX.
19 Remote serial spooled
printer.
21 Status checking is done less
frequently on MPE/iX. The printer
initialization string is the same as
MPE V’s TTPCL22.
TTPCL19 PCL remote serial spooled
printer.
21 Status checking is done less
frequently on MPE/iX.
20 8-bit serial spooled printer. 22 Status checking is done less
frequently on MPE/iX.
Initialization string is the same as
MPE V’s TTPCL22.
21 Serial spooled printer with
no status checking after
XOFF.
21 Status checking is done less
frequently on MPE/iX.
Initialization string is the same as
MPE V’s TTPCL22.
22 8-bit serial spooled printer
with no status checking
after XOFF.
22 Status checking is done less
frequently on MPE/iX.
Initialization string is the same as
MPE V’s TTPCL22.
TTPCL22 PCL 8-bit serial spooled
printer with no status
checking after XOFF.
22 Status checking is done less
frequently on MPE/iX.
26 For use with remote
spooled printers over a
buffered network.
26 Same as MPE V’s TTPCL26.
TTPCL26 PCL for use with remote
spooled printers over a
buffered network.
26 Same as MPE V’s TTPCL26.