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From: tagoldth@tagsun.med.utoronto.ca (Thomas A. Goldthorpe)
Subject: Ethernet boards for HP-LJIII
Organization: University of Toronto
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 20:23:55 GMT
Keywords: Ethernet, LJIII 

I am looking for ethernet boards for the LJIII printer.  They must
be able to be used by any host on a TCP/IP conforming network.  Any
suggestions of boards and the approx price range?

Tom

Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
From: ryan@weevil.rtp.dg.com (Ben Ryan)
Subject: Deskjet 550C
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 92 21:23:02 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Data General Corporation, RTP, NC.
Keywords: Deskjet 550C

I just bought a Deskjet 500C (with which I am very happy :-) ) after
the local CompuAdd dropped the price for $700+ to $599.  Just yesterday
I saw an add that probably explains the drop.  There is a new printer:
THE DESKJET 550C!  It sells for $719 and says it can print color and
true black print (at the same time?).  So I'm curious.  Does it use
new cartridges that have cyan, magenta, yellow AND BLACK?  Is it faster
that the 500C?  I would love to hear the specs if anyone has them. 


Ben Ryan				DG/UX TCP/IP 
Data General Corporation                ryan@dg-rtp.dg.com
62 T. W. Alexander Drive                {backbone}!mcnc!rti!dg-rtp!ryan
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709        (919) 248-6207
From: salehi@splinter.coe.northeastern.edu (Masoud Salehi)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Advice on NEC Silentwriter 95 needed
Date: 7 Oct 92 17:27:50 GMT
Article-I.D.: splinter.SALEHI.92Oct7132750
Distribution: comp.periphs.printers
Organization: College of Engineering, Northeastern University


Hi,

I am in the market for a printer which is capable of printing PS files as
well as emulating HP laserjet. It seems that NEC silentwriter 95 is a 
good cansidate, my other choisces being HP IIIp+PS and TI Microlaser.

I would appreciate if you would share your experience on these printers 
with me, in particular any experience with the NEC printer (quality,
speed, ruggedness, compatibility, user friendliness, etc.) is highly
appreciated.


Thanks in advance

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Masoud Salehi                            Tel.:(617)437-2446
Department of Electrical Engineering     Fax.:(617)437-4189
Northeastern University                  Email:salehi@omid.coe.northeastern.edu
Boston, MA 02115
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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
From: ma690188@mbcr.bcm.tmc.edu (R. Mark Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: High-speed laser printers or typesetters
Followup-To: comp.periphs.printers
Date: 7 Oct 1992 14:13:10 GMT
Organization: Baylor College of Medicine
Distribution: world
Reply-To: ma690188@mbcr.bcm.tmc.edu (R. Mark Adams)
NNTP-Posting-Host: mbcr.bcm.tmc.edu
Originator: ma690188@mbcr.bcm.tmc.edu


A friend of mine is looking to purchase a high-speed (30-40ppm) laser printer,
and I am at a loss to  suggest a company from which to purchase it from...
Does anybody have any suggestions for a a source of such a printer?

A company name would be great, as would any experiences that folks have had
with printers of this type (no pun intended  :-))


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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
From: dmiller@beta.tricity.wsu.edu (David L. Miller)
Subject: Re: Ethernet boards for HP-LJIII
Keywords: Ethernet, LJIII
Organization: Washington State University Tri-Cities
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 92 22:54:15 GMT

In article <1992Oct14.202355.29398@epas.toronto.edu>, tagoldth@tagsun.med.utoronto.ca (Thomas A. Goldthorpe) writes:
|> I am looking for ethernet boards for the LJIII printer.  They must
|> be able to be used by any host on a TCP/IP conforming network.  Any
|> suggestions of boards and the approx price range?
|> 
|> Tom

We have just started using the HP JetDirect card for Unix on an HPLJIIISi.
It comes with drivers for HP and Sun, including source.  We are successfully
printing from Prime, DEC (Ultrix), NeXT, PC, and Macintosh.  The NeXT, PC, and
Macintosh clients are printing via lpd on an Ultrix server.  

All I had to do on Ultrix was recompile the Sun version of hpnptyd and hand 
install the pieces.  I just got this running today and am still doing some
fine tuning, but if you need any help or have any questions, let me know.

 
-- 
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David L. Miller                       Internet: dmiller@beta.tricity.wsu.edu
Systems Programmer/Network Analyst      BITNET: MILLERD@WSUVM1
Washington State University Tri-Cities    UUCP: ...!yoda!dmiller
100 Sprout Road                          
Richland, WA 99352                       Phone: (509)375-9245
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From: bwong@beach.csulb.edu (Bradley Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers,comp.text.desktop
Subject: Samsung to debut new EET-X technology
Keywords: EET-X, Greyscale Laser Printing, 2400dpi, technology breakthru
Date: 15 Oct 92 16:24:05 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Cal State Long Beach

FWIW:

I have been following the EET-X technology since it was first
announced this past summer. EET-X is synomymous with HP's RET
technology *except* it is purported to simulate greyscale and
line-drawing printing at dpi's approaching 2400! This at a
chipset cost of $20 (!) in OEM qty's. 

Samsung was rumored to have been the first to be adding
EET-X to its printer lineup. I now have confirmation (from
Samsung, no less) that this new technology will be demonstrated 
next month at (Fall COMDEX?).

While I do not know if Samsung will announce an all-new
printer using EET-X, I do know that the "600 dpi greyscale"
upgrade for their new 8000 model that is now being advertised
is in fact the EET-X technology. Samsung uses its own phrase
for EET-X like "Image Enhancement Technology" or whatever.
From: zaphod@madnix.uucp (Ron Bean)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Seiko "Smart Label Printer Plus"
Date: 12 Oct 92 22:20:49 GMT
Organization: ARP Software


   Has anyone used one of these yet? There is also a competing
(more expensive) model from Costar.
 
   I called Seiko in CA and they sent me some advertising, with a
mailing label that was obvioulsy printed on one of them. It's
slick like thermal fax paper (it's a thermal printer), and the
resolution doesn't look very high-- about like a fax in lo-res
mode. The graphics capability looks interesting, though, and it
comes with barcode sofware.
 
==================
zaphod@madnix.UUCP (Ron Bean)
uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!madnix!zaphod
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
From: u8802770@cs.uow.edu.au (Glenn Mark Vassallo)
Subject: Converting Postscript to something else ?
Summary: Converting Postscript to something else ?
Keywords: Converting Postscript to something else ?
Organization: Dept of Computer Science, Wollongong University, Australia
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 10:26:53 GMT

Does anyone know of a utility to convert Postscript to a script which
will print on non-postscript printers such as Gestetner or an epson.

Glenn Vassallo     ----   u8802770@wraith.cs.uow.edu.au

Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Organisation: European Space Technology Centre (E.S.T.E.C)
Date: Monday, 12 Oct 1992 13:19:09 CET
From: <FNOTMAN@ESTEC.BITNET>
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: HP Series IV?
Distribution: na

>From: acunger@socrates.umd.edu (Arnie Unger)
>Subject: HP Series IV?
>Date: 11 Oct 92 22:25:32 GMT
>
>I heard through a fellow printer buff(er) (:-) that HP
>is coming out with a Series IV before the end of the year.
>Does anyone have information to support or contradict
>this.  No flames please.  Thank you.

 Here's the spec on L-jet IV (correct 4, HP appear to have gone off Roman
numerals at last)

 Paper 60-135 Gsm, envelopes 60-100, transparencies.
 Paper size, A4, Lettre, Legal, Exec, printable area about as IIISi (1mm bigger
on length??).
 Connections, RSC232 upto 57.6 KB, // and aux for MIO, ALL connections live at
once (what HP call HOT IOs).
 Langs, PCL 5 enhanced, PS 2 option on SIMM.
 S/W support, HP EXPLORER for DOS, allows (GET THIS ONE) query the printer
set-up (all I/O's are bi-directional) and control front panel from PC.
 Simplex, no sign yet of a DUPLEX option/version.
 RAted at 20K pages/month.
 QUIET, 49 Db operating, 33 standby.
 Paper trays available upto 500 sheet.
 45 resident scalable typefaces (Plus 35 PS fonts if PS opt. installed).
 nstalled).
 8 PPM
 i960 20MHz Risc formatter
 TRUE 600 DPI ++++ RET as well (needs new type cartridge), 300 DPI compat. mode
 2MB standard expandable to 34MB (As PS uses a SIMM slot, you would then be
limited to ONLY 26 MB).
 New display using "Vacuum Flourescent" (?).
 250 page stacker
 Thats about it.
*******
 Usual disclaimer, I've nothing to do with HP, just got a dealer who gets
the brochures of new toys to me quick.
From: rpaiz@husc8.harvard.edu (Rodolfo Paiz)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: Coreldraw 2 vs. HPIIIp with postscript
Date: 8 Oct 92 18:44:29 GMT
Article-I.D.: husc8.rpaiz.718569869

tspila@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Spila Timothy) writes:

>Here at work, we have Coreldraw 2.0 (or 2.1) installed on our computers.  To
>print, we have an HP IIIP with a postscript cartridge from HP.  Our problem
>is that whenever we send a drawing to the printer, it takes FOREVER.  It will
>eventually print (usually), but unless we set the retry time in windows to 
>something outragous (720 seconds) it keeps bothering us with messages on
>the screen.  This is not right.

>Also, it appears that the problem is either with the generated postscript or
>this printer.  Because I printed to a postscript file (worked quickly) and
>then sent that to the printer (took 15 minutes).  This want not a complicated
>postscript file (about 265K).

You actually have two problems:

The first is that Corel throws some extra data into the stuff it sends
to the printer, making the file larger and the process longer.  But that's
not any big deal.

Your real problem is your printer, not Corel.  The IIIP is a non-PostScript
printer, designed to receive bitmaps and print them.  The PostScript 
cartridge allows it to understand PostScript, but has such a wimpy
processor inside it that all PS work takes forever and a day.  Your
results are horrible, and painful to hear about, but not at all 
surprising considering the printer configuration.

PS printers always (real PS printers) have some sort of processor inside
to handle all the graphics rendering that turns PS into bitmaps that can
then be put on paper.  Usually this is some sort of RISC like the Intel
i960, or something at least as powerful.

Your IIIP is simply trying to do a huge amount of work with not a lot
of power.

>Upon calling Corel, we have gotten the run-around several times.  My question:
>Has anyone else experienced this problem?  Did you ever find a solution?

I'd say Corel wouldn't know much about it.  I've seen this problem
before.  At that point, we had enough money to ensure the proper solution:
so we sold the printer and bought a real PS printer.  Other solutions,
I don't know about.  Maybe someone else can come up with something
creative...

Rodolfo
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From: d70@nikhefh.nikhef.nl (Bram Bouwens)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Answer my questions about HP laser printer's...
Date: 8 Oct 92 15:36:23 GMT
Reply-To: d70@nikhefh.nikhef.nl (Bram Bouwens)
Organization: Nikhef-H, Amsterdam (the Netherlands).

In article <1992Oct5.160241.12507@utdallas.edu> goyal@utdallas.edu (Mohit K. Goyal) writes:
>I am looking for any information on the new HP Laserjet series IV
>printers.

Any HP dealer could tell you this:

600 dpi
i960 RISC processor, 2 to 34 MB mem.
max 8 ppm
Enhanced PCL5 with faster HP GL/2 and improved data compression
integrated Intellifont (35 fonts) and Truetype (10 fonts)
Optional Level 2 PostScript (with at least 6 MB)
High speed par & ser interface.
Modular I/O port for other interfaces (LocalTalk/EtherTalk)
two paper trays: 250 sheets and (100 sheets or 10 envelopes)
297 h x 416 w x 403 d (mm), 16.8 kg

I don't have US prices, but the PS-version is only slightly
more expensive than the Dataproducts LZR-960 here (which is
only 300 dpi). I might order one next week.

Bram
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
From: burtonw@progress.COM (William  Burton)
Subject: Bar Code Printer for Labels?
Summary: Recommendations on bar code printers for media labels
Keywords: bar code printer media labels
Organization: Progress Software Corp.
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 18:53:57 GMT

We are currently using dot matrix printers to generate labels with Code 39
bar codes for our diskettes and tapes.  These printers are slow, noisy and
the quality of the output is such that there are at times problems reading
the bar codes.

A standard laser or page-based printer will not work since for our application
since the labels need to be ejected from the printer as they print.  Waiting
for a page to fill up before printing is not acceptable.

Currently, we are looking at the Intermec 4100 bar code label printer and one
other printer which appears to be exactly the same from the specs and picture
but with a different manufacturer's name on the front.

I'd appreciate any feedback from anyone using a bar code printer for labels.
.  What make and model printer are you using and what did it cost?
.  Is the printer reliable?
.  If service was required, was it promptly fixed?
.  What size(s) and volume of labels are you printing?

We are looking to purchase eight printers for our application and need to
do so fairly soon.

If the interest or volume of responses warrant it, I'll post a summary.
Thanks in advance,
-Bill
--
Bill Burton @ Progress Software Corporation, Bedford, Mass.
email: burtonw@bedford.progress.com
voice: +1-617-280-4893
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers,comp.sys.novell
From: bryan@mttam.com (Bryan Van Vliet)
Subject: Compaq PageMarq + Netware + Macintoshes: Can the Macs print?
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 92 04:39:47 GMT

If I have the following setup:

- Compaq PageMarq Printer with the Netware Ethernet Network Interface Card.
- Novell Netware 3.11.
- Netware for Macintosh 3.011.
- Macintosh clients connected directly to the Ethernet. 

Will the Macintoshes be able to print to the PageMarq printer via Netware's
ATPS print server? More specifically, has anyone tried this? And what would
happen with the Fax modem software? Would it still work from the Macs?

Thanks for any info.

--
Bryan Van Vliet
bryan@mttam.com or ...!uunet!mttam!bryan
From: flavio@cflav.sublink.org (Flavio Casetta)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: BJ300 installation troubleshooting
Date: 7 Oct 92 10:25:31 GMT
Organization: Flavio Casetta, Reg'd HP ISV & OEM of handheld computers.

Dear friends,

I am a proud owner of a CANON BJ300.
The harware installation was easy (although I mounted both sheet feeders)
and the printer produces excellent output.

Software installation wasn't so easy.

The manuals have an appealing graphics but the contents are far from
being satisfactory.

I upgraded from a BJ10e (used in CANON BJ130 emulation) and after
reading twice the manuals I was convinced that I had better to change
all my programs to work with a IBM proprinter X24e.
I configured the DIP switches accordingly but I got a lot of
garbage as output.

Then I discovered in the Programmer's manual that the IBM proprinter
mode accept non IBM escape sequences (FS sequences) as the CANON BJ130 
does in its own programming mode.
I restored the CANON BJ130 device drivers and everything was printed well.

The nice thing is that the manual does not explain why FS sequences have 
been included and the name BJ130 never appears.

If I hadn't had an experience with the Canon BJ130, how could I have 
got out of this cul-de-sac ?


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From: sp_pm@space.alcbel.be (Paul Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: How to print ASCII files on a postscript printer
Date: 8 Oct 92 18:30:20 GMT
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Hello,

We have several Brother HL-8PS printer here. They can be configured to work either in Postscript mode or in HP LaserJet III mode of operation, by means
of front-panel selectable options.

This means that we have to change the mode of operation at the printer's front panel in order to go from Postscript mode to HP LaserJet mode, and vice versa. Is there any way, such as by means of using a printer filter or some such (I don't know anything about printer filters), to be able to print both ASCII text files and Postscript files?

Thanks, Paul
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
From: oliver@earthview.cms.udel.edu (Oliver Weatherbee)
Subject: Re: Is there a spray hardener for thermal wax?
Organization: Marine Studies, University of Delaware
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 16:39:07 GMT

In article 29553@sdr.slb.com, prange@sdr.slb.com (Michael Prange) writes:
> The output from our thermal wax color printer is easily damaged
> by abrasions to the soft wax surface.  Is there a hardener that
> I can spray on output to give it a more durable surface?
> 
> ---
> Michael
> prange@sdr.slb.com

We use simple spray enamel, clear, non-glossy type. works great and can be
found is most art stores.

O
From: Jerry Whiting <jwhiting@igc.apc.org>
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Date: 07 Oct 92 21:06 PDT
Subject: Re: Fax option for NEC laser printers
Nf-ID: #R:1992Sep25.201430.4060@dg-rtp.dg.:-1463302188:cdp:1355900004:000:166
Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!jwhiting    Oct  7 21:06:00 1992


Why?  Just wait until you see the output from one PostScript FAX printer 
to another.  Just wait.

For details on the NECfx, the FAX number is 508.264.8673

jwhiting
From: uni@acs.bu.edu (Shaen Bernhardt)
Newsgroups: comp.bugs.2bsd
Subject: Re: Master update kit for 2.11BSD (#80)
Date: 15 Oct 92 00:07:10 GMT
Organization: Boston University, Boston, MA, USA


Newsgroups: comp.realtime
From: wheelerd@tt.com (David Wheeler)
Subject: AMD 29K development tools
Organization: Telecommunications Techniques Corporation, Germantown MD
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 15:55:41 GMT

My company is interested in using the AMD 29200 microcontroller as an
embedded processor and we need some help evaluating software
development tools.  We have had demonstrations of development systems
from EPI and Step Engineering, however, neither demo really convinced
us that the tools will work reliably for us.  So what I need is some
help from those of you who have actually used these tools.

If you have ever used any 29K development tools from any of the
following sources, I would appreciate it if you could take two minutes
to give me your impressions of them.  It would also help if you could
tell me a little bit about the environment in which the tools are
used.  (e.g. HP workstation hosts or PC's under windows, etc.)

EPI development tools:
	SYS29K emulators
	CDB debugger
	RSS remote monitor software

Step Engineering tools:
	Eclipse 29K emulators
	SDBUG debugger

Microtec:
	High C compiler
	Microtec's own C compiler
	XRAY debugger (for 29K)

Tektronix:
	LA-LINK - Logic Analyzer Utility Software
	XRAY 29K source level debugging

I think I'm probably reaching a relatively small number of people who
have actual experience with these products so I must really urge those
of you who can help me -- please send a brief reply.  If all I get is
"We're using the Step Emulator and have no complaints," that alone
would be helpful.  But if you can also tell me about the host system,
the complete tool chain used (compiler, linker, & debuggers), and the
specific processor used (29000, 29030, 29200), that would be the best.

Thanks in advance,

- David Wheeler
  wheelerd@tt.com
  Telecommunications Techniques Corporation





Newsgroups: comp.realtime
From: ch_purzl@rcvie.co.at (Klaus Puerzelmayer)
Subject: Re: Real time debuggers again ...
Reply-To: ch_purzl@rcvie.co.at
Organization: Alcatel ELIN Research
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 14:07:26 GMT


In article 8076@rcvie.co.at, ch_purzl@rcvie.co.at (Klaus Puerzelmayer) writes:
>
>Hi,
>
>Maybe this helps a little:
>
>We are working on tools and methods enhancing the test-
>facilities for distributed real time systems. Our newest approach is a 
>method named PARTAMOS (PArallel Real-Time Application 
>MOnitoring System). PARTAMOS is a language and system *independent*
>method, which uses trace data collection for obtaining information
>about the system. After or during collecting, a conversion program brings
>the trace to a normalized format, which serves as input for a 
>couple of tools:
>1) The Visualizer: A graphical browser which builds time-process scenarios
>                   (including message flow) called views and relation trees.
>2) The Analyzer: Pattern matching on message contents. User defined routines
>                 maybe added, its an "open" tool.
>3) The Filter: Selecting information in a Normalized Trace File via a 
>               command language. Also an "open" tool.
>
>So far eight "substantiations" (i.e. customizations to different
>real-time O.S. kernels or languages) of PARTAMOS have been made, 
>including Ada and C++.
>
>If anybody wants to know something special, dont hesitate
>to contact me.
>
-------------------------------------cut

Hi!

After this posting I got a lot of work to do. So I decided to
make an article availible via anonymous FTP. The article describes
the PARTAMOS method and the Visualizer and has some figures to give an 
idea of the graphical user interface. There is yet no Information availible
concerning the Filter and the Analyzer,but I will make this very soon.

The article is in form of a compressed Postscript-file, which is located in the
/pub directory of  wuarchive.wustl.edu:

-rw-r--r--   1 3007     archive    106575 Oct  9 08:31 partamos_article.ps.Z

If anybody has no FTP access I can mail a Printout, if you send me
your mail adress.

KLAUS


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