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From: erf@progress.COM (Eric Feigenson)
Subject: Problems with Deskwriter driver 2.1
Message-ID: <1991Mar20.163641.7115@progress.com>
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Organization: Progress Software Corp., Bedford, MA
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1991 16:36:41 GMT
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I just installed the new driver for my HP DeskWriter (Version 2.1) on my Mac IIcx 
running system 6.0.4 running the vanilla Finder, and am having some
trouble.

Almost *immediately* after installing the new driver, I started
getting alert boxes telling me that the printer is not responding and
that I should make sure that it is turned on a connected.  It took
many clicks on the OK box and pressing the "select" button on the
printer to get things going (actually, I think it never *did* get
going again; I had to cancel the printing and restart it).  This has
happened sporadically and usually long print jobs.  I've tried
printing with no inits loaded, but I haven't done enough printing in
that configuration to draw any specific conclusions.

Anyway... has anyone else seen this behaviour?  Is there a workaround,
or do I need to go back to version 1.0 of the driver?  Does anyone
have a *clue*?  I'll try to gather more information, but I'm running
out of things to print (and I hate wasting paper & ink!)

Thanks in advance!

-EricF

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Eric R. Feigenson			UUCP: mit-eddie!progress!erf
Progress Software Corp.		    Internet: erf@progress.com
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Bedford, MA  01730