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From: tohall@mars.lerc.nasa.gov (Dave Hall (Sverdrup))
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Subject: Need help - HPLJ interface
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Date: 2 Oct 90 02:38:19 GMT
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What I am looking for is help on interfacing an HP Laser Jet IID printer to my 
UNIX-based system from Concurrent Computer (Moedl SLS-5550-02). I am pretty 
well convinced that my problem is in software. I can 'cat' a short file to the 
appropriate device (/dev/tty1) but it will not handle anything much longer 
without a 'cat output write error'. The printout is cut off at about 3.5 
pages. The printer interface is set up to run a concurrent-supplied shell 
script called 'generic'.  I think that what I need is a device handler in 
shell script, C or Fortran that is compatible with the HPLJ IID. Has anyone 
else run into this problem? Please forward any useful info you may have to me 
via E-mail. Thanks in advance for your help. 

     The Concurrent service people have recommended I convert my HPLJ to a 
post script interface by adding a special font catridge and buying some 
additional Postscript software. I don't like this solution for several 
reasons:

1) Costs more money. It should be possible to hook up my HPLJ as a simple 
serial character printer without a big investment.

2) Compatibility. I want to share this HPLJ between my IBM-PC clone and the 
Concurrent. The PC does not need or want postscript interface. 

3) The salesman told me that it was 'no problem' to hook up the HP (HA!).






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