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From: irvin@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Dwayne Irvin)
Subject: Low costs lasers
Organization: University of Cincinnati
Distribution: w
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 15:41:42 GMT

Hello:

	Im looking for some advice on low cost laser printers.  Namely the
Epson ActionLaser and the Okidata 400 LED printer.  Does anyone out there
have one of these or have any recommendations.

Thanks

Dwayne Irvin
irvin@ucunix.san.uc.edu

Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
From: ias2033@frontier.draper.com (Ike Stoddard)
Subject: Canon BJ model 130 vs 130e command diffs?
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Manned Space Systems, Draper Laboratory
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 17:53:09 GMT

I have witnessed a BJ130e respond to commands that were
not listed in the programming manual.  The commands were
derived from a Scandinavian-owned machine, and produced
360 by 360 "dpi" graphics.  They are neither native (BJ)
nor AGM mode in my manual.  Is there a list (in english,
please!) of *ALL* the commands or escape codes that this 
printer will understand?  Or, an archived discussion of 
the differences between 130 and 130e ROMs?  Where/how 
can I ftp/telnet it?

Ike
stoddard@draper.com
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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
From: laz@cheetah.ece.clarkson.edu (Matt Parker - N2MGI)
Subject: Recomendations sought for Pin Fed laser printers.
Organization: Clarkson University
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 18:35:08 GMT

My boss is looking into getting a pin fed laser printer to produce bar
code labels, and is interesting in knowing what is out there and how
well it works.  I believe he is looking for around 12 pages/minute on a
printer with serial I/O.  Ethernet feed would be ok if the printer will
talk DECNET.  Please E-mai responces to me as this is not a group that I
normally read.

Thank you.
Matt Parker / laz@cheetah.ece.clarkson.edu
From: ulf@stare.dit.lth.se (Ulf Andersson)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Need info on old GE Terminet printer.
Date: 18 Aug 92 14:21:09 GMT
Reply-To: ulf@dit.lth.se
Distribution: comp
Organization: Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden

Hello evereybody.

I hav bought an old Terminet printer that is OEM remarketed by
Data Point. My trouble is that I don't know a bit of the inter-
face. What i know is this:

   The model no is 98-9294-011(7)
   The serial no is 104766

   The logic boards are horizontal.

   The interface board is marked:

           44C417533-G01/001
                DINT/1

   and has a large stamped mark that says MOD 4.

If any printer archeologists out there has any relevant info on
thos old dinosaur, please E-mail me at the address below.

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Phone:          +46 (0)418-22992
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Phone:          +46 (0)418-22992
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From: warren@cs.stanford.edu (Mark A. Warren)
Subject: NeXT -> DeskWriter via appletalk. Need Deskwriter codes...
Organization: Stanford, CS Dept.
Distribution: comp
Date: 16 Aug 92 13:24:06


Howdy,

I'd like to print to a Deskwriter on an AppleTalk network from a NeXT
on an ethernet. At this point, I have papif from the CAP package setup
so that the NeXT can print to a LaserWriter on the AppleTalk network
and I have located Eric P. Scott's iwf software that does postscript
rasterizing and drives a directly connected Imagewriter.  I am looking
for software that merges the rasterizing talents of iwf with the
appletalk communications prowess of papif. Does anyone know if such
software already exists? (for instance, does NeXTStep 3.0 support this)

In order to write this software (hack existing software) I will need
specifics about sending data to the DeskWriter via appletalk. What
control codes does the DeskWriter expect, how is data bundled up and
sent to the DeskWriter, etc...  Any help/pointers are appreciated.

Thanks,

Mark

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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers,comp.sys.mac.hardware,comp.unix.admin,comp.sys.sun.admin
From: einhorn@apsicc.aps.edu (The Einhorn Family)
Subject: Apple LaserWriter IIg to Unix via ethernet connector??
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 18:34:00 GMT
Organization: Albuquerque Public Schools - Career Enrichment Center
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    

Hello,

I am trying to hook up an Apple LaserWriter IIg via its ethernet
connector.  Think I have the mysteries of the odd duck connector
figured out and we are on to the software issues.

I've heard a rumor that in addition to listening for EtherTalk the 
IIg also listens for and establishes tcp/ip connections. 
Is this true?  If so what protocols?  

Initially I have to connect it to a Sun running SunOS 4.0.3c, which
uses the BSD lpd print spooler.  Would be nice if all I need is the
right incantation for /etc/printcap.  

In a couple of months I will have to connect a pc running Dell's
version SVR4.  It hasn't arrived yet so I am not 100% which print
spooler I will find.
From: jbitar@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Convert a Canon LBP-8IIR into a Postscript printer?!
Date: 18 Aug 92 13:37:12 EST
Organization: University of Toledo, Computer Services


   I've been trying to sell my Canon LBP 8IIR in order to buy a Postscript
printer instead.  However, I was told that I could buy a logic board that would
'convert' my Canon LBP 8IIR into a Postscript printer.  I was also told that 
Xante and LaserMaster sell such boards, however he didn't tell me anything 
about the prices of these boards or the phone numbers of companies that carry 
those boards.  

   Does anybody out there have any idea about those logic boards and of any 
companies that sell them...  :)

   I don't know if this question concerns a lot people, so if it is no trouble
I would appreciate it if you respond to me directly and I'll archive the 
answers for the interested... :)

   Thanks in advance..

Joe.
email:  jbitar@uoft02.utoledo.edu
or
        jbitar@stardent.chem.utoledo.edu
From: urrraymon@memstvx1.memst.edu
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Dipswitch settings for 286-e
Date: 19 Aug 92 21:18:25 -0600
Organization: Memphis State University

I have an old Epson FX-286e, but no documentation. If somebody who has such
could post a message here or E-mail me a listing of the dipswitch functions I'd
be mighty happy.

Thanks in advance,

Reid
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
From: ul1f@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de (H. Dobler)
Subject: LJ III and Rastergraphic
Originator: ul1f@hp850.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de
Organization: University of Karlsruhe, Germany
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 08:46:50 GMT

Hi everybody,

i want use the rastergraphic on our HP LJ III.
I read the documentation, but i didn't find it very usefull.
I used the ESC-sequence:
    1. RESOLUTION           (300dpi)
    2. ORIENTATION          (0 - no rotation)
    3. RASTERGRAPHIC ON
    4. DATA SEND
        <DATA>              ( only a few #255 )
    5. RASTERGRAPHIC OFF

But, it doesn't work. I get only the letters "T" and "W" on the printer.
Where is the fault? Can anybody send me a (Turbo Pascal) file, which
prints a single line to the paper?

Thanks a lot, Volker
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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
From: marcu@leland.Stanford.EDU (Marc Albert Ullman)
Subject: Re: Postscript level II support in Word 5.0/DOS
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 19:26:40 GMT

In article <16840F481.RUSHING@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu> RUSHING@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu writes:
>
> 
>   Someone informed me that Word 5.0 for DOS does not support
>PostScript level II.  Is this true?  Has anyone successfully
>printed to a Level II Postscript device using the Postscript
>drivers in Word 5?
> 
>Here's my problem. The IIg has PostScript Level II built in.
>Carole Spark on the Labmgr list said that Microsoft finally
>admitted to them that the reason she couldn't print
>using the postscript protocol was because the Postscript
>driver that comes with Word 5 won't support it. 
>
>Has anyone gotten any Postscript Level II
>printer to print from any version of Word for DOS?

The problem is that dictionary that MS Word 5.0 uses
has some "dirty" PS code in it that Level 2 printers
don't like.  Here's a simple fix.  The only downside is
that printing multiple copies no longer works.  (This
problem could be circumvented if one wanted to let
word "permanently" download its dictionary.)

In the file POSTSCR.INI, comment out the six lines
as shown below:

%%BeginExitServer: 0
% userdict /msinifile known 
% {msinifile (POSTSCRP) eq {stop} if} if
% serverdict begin 0 exitserver
% userdict /msorigstate known {msorigstate restore} if
% save /msorigstate exch def
% /msinifile (POSTSCRP) def
%%EndExitServer

Then remove the <CTRL-D> (it looks like a diamond in Word)
from the end of the file.

--Marc Ullman
  Stanford University

P.S.  Don't forget to backup the original before making
      changes.
From: antonyc@betwixt.ugcs.caltech.edu (antony chan)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: How do you drive an HP-500C without a bitmap?
Summary: Need a high-level language interpreter for color on an hp500c.
Keywords: hp500c,postscript,hpgl
Date: 19 Aug 92 23:09:19 GMT
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena


   I was wondering if anyone out there has a quick and easy solution to
my problem:
   I'm developing some software, and I'd like to be able to print out
color output on the hp500c. The 500c, though, only understands hp-pcl
level 3, which means I'd have to send bitmaps to it.  Is there any soft-
ware out there (commercial packages or hacked patches) that will
interpret something like a color postscript or hpgl file and print it
in hp-pcl 3?  I talked to the fine people doing Ghostscript, they won't
have one for another 3 months.  I could write my own line drawing and
polygon filling routines, but I'd rather not.  It seems there should
be some package out there that can both read color postscript (like
Ghostscript) and drive the 500c in color.  Anybody?

                                               -pete
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers,alt.sys.sun,sci.electronics,comp.sys.sun.hardware,comp.sys.sun.misc
From: graeme@transquest.oe.fau.edu (Graeme Rae)
Subject: Problem Resetting Sparc Printers
Reply-To: rae@sol.cse.fau.edu
Organization: Advanced Marine Systems Group 
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 15:05:10 GMT


We have a Sparc Printer, that recently used up its toner for the
first time. When we replaced it, the printer refused to
recognize the fact. It still gave the 'J5 - toner out' error.

We pressed the reset button (hidden down by the power cable)
but nothing happened.

Its possible that the button was defective, because it didnt
click when pressed.

Has anyone heard of this problem, and more to the point, does anyone
know how to fix it !!??


At the very least would any sparc printer owners tell us how the button
should feel.


Thanks in advance.


	Graeme

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From: sgenchi@neptune.uucp (Agent 99)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Printer Recommendation
Date: 14 Aug 92 00:27:38 GMT
Organization: CSLA


I am looking for a recommendation for a printer, 24-pin for highest 
quality dot matrix, very heavy use (for a lab), reliable etc....

Anyone have a recommendation for what printer would do this and what
printers I should stay away from???

--sgenchi@calstatela.edu

  Stacie
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Network Printers
From: sgenchi@neptune.uucp (Agent 99)
Date: 13 Aug 92 17:23:03 PDT
Distribution: world
Organization: CSLA

Does any one have a LAN network in a general access lab of some sort 
(ie. a campus lab) with a laser writer printer hooked up to the PC's
with some type of Venda-Card machine that charges for the lasers?

If so, could you please exaplin to me who and how it is set up
and if it work well?  If an outside vendor set it up I would appreciate
the name and number.

Also, does anyone have a better idea to have a laser accessable to users 
for a price?

please respond directly to my account:   sgenchi@calstatela.edu

Much appreciated!!
--Stacie
From: j_wilson@csd.brispoly.ac.uk (Hi how are you)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Help with NEC Spinwriter needed
Keywords: NEC, spinwriter
Date: 20 Aug 92 22:17:05 GMT
Organization: Bristol Polytechnic, England

Hi, folks.
Iv'e just been given an NEC Spinwriter to get going. I know nothing about what
sort of machine it was used on previouly, but I want to use it with a P.C. or
an Amstrad PCW9512. It appears to power up O.K, but as soon as I try to print 
anything it screws up. It will print the first letters of a word one on top of 
another, then the last letter in the word on it's own in the next coloumn !
Not having a manual I'm a bit lost. The interface module says on top of it :
'IBM PC command set'
'6050 for 2050'
It has a Centronics interface.
Thanks for any help,
Jamie.

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From: rypma@waterloo.hp.com (Ted Rypma)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: HP-UX, Unix LaserJets, and Routers
Date: 13 Aug 92 21:24:40 GMT
Organization: HP Panacom Div Waterloo ON Canada
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1scd1 PL5

Steve Kao (k@hprnd.rose.hp.com) wrote:
: 
: You must configure both the "gw" and the "sm" parameters.  Without the
: "sm" parameter, the LaserJet will use the default subnet mask of 0.0.0.0
: and not recognize the "gw" parameter as having any meaning.

Is this true? Would a subnet mask of "0.0.0.0" not imply that the class mask
should be applied to the destination IP address to determine whether or not
to use the router ("gateway")? In this case, with the JetDirect card having
a class C address, the applied mask would be the default of "255.255.255.0".
The subnet mask would normally further extend the network part of the address.

My opinions of course.

Ted Rypma
HP Panacom (X terminal) Division
From: bourgeoi@ireq.hydro.qc.ca (Jean-Marc Bourgeois)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Help -KODAK Diconix driver-
Date: 21 Aug 92 17:15:39 GMT
Organization: IREQ

Where can I find (ftp if possible) an appropriate driver for my Kodak Diconix 
M150+ printer that will work properly under system 7.0.1

The current driver (V 1.3), shipped with the printer, don't tolerate system 7.X 
a buttom line in the case of a PowerBook


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From: evas@cs.few.eur.nl (Eelco van Asperen)
Subject: Re: HPIIIsi JetDirect card on Sun -- Page accounting
Organization: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 18:53:06 GMT

k@hprnd.rose.hp.com (Steve Kao) writes:
>Narendra Mehta:
>> I have just received my HPIIIsi with TCP/IP ethernet card.  Contrary
>> to what my sales rep told me, it does not have page accounting.  An
>> engineer from HP informed me that they do not have any plan for
>> supporting page accounting.  Should have bought a QMS-1700, at least
>> they have plans to support this.  Has anyone managed to get accounting
>> working by modifying the hpnpf.c source?  Would appreciate any
>> pointers to make the required changes.

>I've been in contact with a person who's managed to modify some of the
>HP supplied scripts/source-code to do page accounting on the IIISi.
>Here's the text of his e-mail, with his name deleted.

Since we use PCL mostly, my approach to some kind of page accouting on our
HP IIIsi has been to insert a filter on the host that runs the printer
spooler. This filter analyses the HP-PCL commands and counts the pages.
This approach is not 100% accurate but I've never found any major problems.
If there is sufficient interest, I could make my HP PCL programs (pcldump,
pclcount, pclreloc) available for FTP.

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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
From: neidorff@uicc.com (Bob Neidorff)
Subject: PC to DEC Serial Problem
Originator: neidorff@makore
Organization: Unitrode Integrated Circuits Corp., Merrimack, NH
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 14:35:19 GMT



I need to connect the RS-232C 25 pin Female connector on the back of a PC
to a DEC LA100PC Letterprinter 100 dot matrix printer.  The printer seems
to work fine "self test", but I can't get it listening.

Does some kind individual have information for me on wiring the serial
cable correctly?

Can you advise me on how to configure the printer?  Are there DIP switches
that I need to set or is it front panel settings?  

The self-test says that it is set to 4800 baud, so I figure that rather 
than change the printer, I can just configure the PC to 4800 baud.  Is 
this safe, or should I slow the data path down so that handshaking isn't 
required?

I can wire cables but would rather not buy DEC Part #847378435627893 rev ZZ.

Thanks for the advice.  Please reply by e-mail.

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Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
From: damien@erich.triumf.ca (DAMIEN GALLOP)
Subject: Re: BJ10ex Opinions (It's probably an old question, but humour me)
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Keywords: printer, inkjet, Canon
Organization: TRIUMF: Tri-University Meson Facility
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 18:51:00 GMT

Some thoughts and opinions:

1. Overall a good printer.
2. Output quality is proportional to paper quality. Standard laser paper
	produces draft quality output, due to wicking of ink. An excellent
	paper is _Weyerhauser First Choice_.
3. You don't need to pay extra for the "x" in BJ10ex, unless you _have_ to
	have Epson emulation for some older DOS programs.
4. Both emulations (IBM & Epson) produce output that bears an uncanny 
	resemblance to dot matrix printing. Use only in a fix.
5. Windows has a BJ10ex driver. Results are fabulous (on First Choice paper)!
6. Paper feeder option shouldn't be. It's essential. Envelopes must be
	hand-fed singly. (Not a great problem.)
7. Mechanical quality is fragile. Will last if you are the only user, and
	you take care of it. Probably useless in an office environment.
8. Noise level is disappointing. HP Deskjet is far quieter (and sturdier).

Conclusion: At current prices, it is a great personal printer. 

						All the best. Damien

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From: rosen@radar.bu.edu (David B. Rosen)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers,comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Using TCP/IP JetDirect card on HP LaserJet printer from a Mac
Date: 19 Aug 92 19:37:49 GMT
Followup-To: comp.periphs.printers
Distribution: comp
Organization: Boston University Dept. of Cognitive and Neural Systems

The TCP/IP version of the JetDirect ethernet card for HP LaserJet
printers uses telnet protocols to receive print data.  Has anyone
configured a Mac to transparently (i.e. via chooser) print to one of
these, presumably using MacTCP?  This seems to me to be an excellent
way of sharing a printer between diverse computers on a LAN, so long
as each has tcp/telnet.  

As an alternative, has anybody used a TCP/IP JetDirect card with
Mach10 on the Mac?  Mach10 (from Tenon 800-662-2410) is a "minimal"
BSD 4.3 Unix implementation that runs under the Mac OS.

Of course the Ethertalk version of the card could be used instead, but
is there unix software that will support this -- I believe that CAT
will do this only from Suns and Ultrix, while I have an HP 9000-series
HP-UX workstation).
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From: davidw@jessica.Stanford.EDU (David J. Whelan)
Subject: TI microLaser XL Turbo vs. HP LaserJet IIISi
Reply-To: davidw@jessica.Stanford.EDU (David J. Whelan)
Organization: Stanford University
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 16:28:30 GMT

Does anyone have any comparisons of these two printers for the
Macintosh?  My current impressions are that the HP is slightly faster,
more heavy-duty, and slightly more expensive.  However, the TI
includes PostScript Level 2 and advanced bin-switching software for
the three paper bins (two paper and one envelope) that it can support.

Does the HP include bin-switching software for its two paper trays?
If not, will these bins work with the possible System 7.1
bin-switching stuff?  Does it have an optional envelope bin?  Finally,
can the HP be upgraded to PS Level 2?

Right now, I'm more in favor of the TI, but it may be that the HP is a
much better product.

Please post or email any comments or opinions you might have.  This
seems to be a close race, so I'll definitely post a complete summary.

Thanks,
David J. Whelan
davidw@jessica.stanford.edu


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