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From: gsteckel@diag2.East.Sun.COM (Geoff Steckel - Sun BOS Software)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: 386ix and Parallel Printers
Summary: S..L..O..W
Keywords: delays ISC2.0.2
Message-ID: <1820@east.East.Sun.COM>
Date: 30 Apr 90 20:37:55 GMT
References: <29404@cup.portal.com> <1990Apr29.020243.20270@virtech.uucp> <1990Apr29.203523.13122@cti-software.nl> <15427@bfmny0.UU.NET>
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Reply-To: gsteckel@diag2.East.Sun.COM (Geoff Steckel - Sun BOS Software)
Organization: Omnivore Technology, Newton, MA (617)969-3448
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I, too, am having trouble with my parallel printer using PC/ix, and Interactive
is stumped.  The problem is that output is >>>EXTREMELY<<< slow... like about
10 chars/sec max.  This behavior is seen when doing `cat file > /dev/lp1',
so it isn't a spooler problem.

A few weeks ago I saw the tail end of a discussion of a similar problem,
ending with `don't use keymap'.   I don't, unless it's buried in a standard
distribution .????rc file which I can't find.

Of course, if I boot DOS, the printer works just fine, thanks.  AAARRRGGHH.

Any enlightenment appreciated.
	thanks,
	geoff steckel (gwes@wjh12.harvard.EDU)
			(...!husc6!wjh12!omnivor!gws)
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