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From: pete@indep1.UUCP (Peter Franks)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Re: Information on Okidata 400?
Summary: I love mine
Message-ID: <1439@indep1.UUCP>
Date: 14 Feb 91 03:50:58 GMT
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In article <1991Jan31.090748@kboeng.enet.dec.com>, heiden@kboeng.enet.dec.com (Matthias Heiden) writes:
> Can't somebody come up with an answer to the original question. Nobody out
> there
> who has actually an Okidata 400 in use and can tell us about real life
> performance ?

I have one.  I got it less than a month ago, so I don't have a whole lot
of experience with it, but so far I love it.

I haven't seen any software incompatabilities with HP LaserJet Series II
applications.  I run it mainly with Microsoft Windows 3.0 & Adobe Type
Manager.  It only has the stock 512k of RAM and it still works great!  Smooth
fonts up to 48 point - no jaggies AT ALL!!  Works well with all my Windows
applications.

Only one problem (which I haven't tried to solve yet) - it won't work with
my Xenix system because it (by default) doesn't add anything to LFs, so
stuff just disappears off the right side of the paper after the first 80 or
so characters.  There IS an escape sequence that will make it map LFs to
CRLFs, but I haven't had the time to either write that into my lp interface
script or see if it can be burnt into the non-volatile RAM.  As soon as I get
some (time, that is), hopefully next week, I'm gonna fix it and add my
Xenix system to one of my smart switcher inputs so it will print to the
Oki, too.

I've already recommended it to several of my friends, and at least one has
purchased one, too.  Haven't heard any complaints, so I guess he's happy
with it.

BTW, I paid $620 plus tax for it at my local Soft Warehouse - not the best
price around here, but I REFUSE to deal with Elek-Tek for anything other
than disposables, like ribbons, cartridge tapes, floppy disks, etc., and
I prefer not to buy them there if I can help it.

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