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 WRITE_LINE_MEMBER( e05a30_device::centronics_input_strobe )
 {

        // using a buffer to hold the incoming data when printer can't keep up.
        // This is obviously not correct, but until the answer is found,
        // allows the ap2000 to function without dropping characters.

//     if (m_centronics_strobe == true && state == false && !m_centronics_busy) {
       if (m_centronics_strobe == true && state == false) {

           if (m_centronics_data_latched) { // will lose data, so put into buffer
               minibuffer[minibufferhead] = m_centronics_data;
               minibufferhead ++;
               minibufferhead %= minibuffersize;
           }
           else {
               m_centronics_data_latch   = m_centronics_data;
 
                m_centronics_data_latched = true;
                m_centronics_busy         = true;
                m_write_centronics_busy(m_centronics_busy);
            }
        }
 
        m_centronics_strobe = state;
@@ -203,6 +219,15 @@ uint8_t e05a30_device::read(offs_t offset)
        case 0x03:
                result = m_centronics_data_latch;
                m_centronics_data_latched = false;
+
+               if (minibufferhead != minibuffertail) {
+                       m_centronics_data_latch   = minibuffer[minibuffertail++];
+                       minibuffertail %= minibuffersize;
+                       m_centronics_data_latched = true;
+                       m_centronics_busy         = true;
+                       m_write_centronics_busy(m_centronics_busy);
+                }
+
                break;
        case 0x04:
                result |= m_centronics_busy << 0;
diff --git a/src/devices/machine/e05a30.h b/src/devices/machine/e05a30.h
index 5dfb51ac81c..d7220c4bc89 100644
--- a/src/devices/machine/e05a30.h
+++ b/src/devices/machine/e05a30.h
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ private:
        uint8_t m_centronics_strobe;
        uint8_t m_centronics_data_latch;
        uint8_t m_centronics_data_latched;
+
+       static const int minibuffersize=1e6;  // temporary fix for dropping characters
+       int minibuffer[minibuffersize];
+       int minibufferhead;
+       int minibuffertail;
 };
 
 DECLARE_DEVICE_TYPE(E05A30, e05a30_device)