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From: kg@elan.Elan.COM (Ken Greer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Pointer to LaserJet problems
Message-ID: <774@elan.Elan.COM>
Date: 15 Jul 90 15:39:59 GMT
References: <13060004@hp-and.HP.COM>
Organization: Elan Computer Group, Inc., Mountain View, CA
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From article <13060004@hp-and.HP.COM>, by panek@hp-and.HP.COM (Jon Panek):
> This is cross-posted from comp.laser-printers
> 
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> 
> I am trying to find out if anyone have problems with
> HP Laser Jet Series II. In last three months we blow out
> our parallel board 7 times. We have three PC computers
> (two 386(25&33Mhz) and one 286(6Mhz) that are manually
> switched on the parallel board and Macintosh IIci hooked
> up on the serial port (not at the same time!)

I recall reading (several years ago) in the HP LaserJet newsletter that
manual switch boxes should *not* be used with the LaserJet because the
surges could blow the interface.  If I remember right, the electronic
switch boxes were OK through.

Ken Greer  Elan Computer Group, Inc. 888 Villa St. 3rd Floor Mt View CA 94041
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