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From: lupus@cs.uni-sb.de (Markus Wolf)
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Subject: Re: Printcap for HP Laserjet III query
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Date: 15 May 91 08:05:49 GMT
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In article <9105071855.AA21866@crayola.cs.UMD.EDU> epperly@OSNOME.CHE.WISC.EDU (Tom Epperly) writes:

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   From: epperly@OSNOME.CHE.WISC.EDU (Tom Epperly)
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>   I am looking for a printcap for an HP laserjet III for a DECstation
>   5000 running Ultrix 4.1 and the important printer settings that go
>   along with it.  I have done lots of experimenting, and it seems that I
>   can't get the flow control to work.  Anything under 10 pages prints
>   fine, but after 10 pages it halts and starts over.  Please email me
>   any information you can.  Here are some specific questions that I
>   have?
>
>	   - What is the best printcap for an HP laserjet III?
>	   - What are the accompanying printer settings?
>	   - What is rhobust flow control?
>	   - What RS232 wires does the HP require/use?
>
>   Please send whatever advice you can regardless of whether or not it
>   fits one of my questions.  I would prefer to understand the problem
>   rather than just lower the baud rate.
>
>					   Tom Epperly
>					   epperly@osnome.che.wisc.edu
>					   te07@cs.cmu.edu


    We have the same Problem with our HP Laserjet III which is hooked up
    to a Sun 3/60 under SunOS 3.5. If anyone has an answer to this one
    please post a message to the net, it may be a general Problem of the
    HP LJ III.

					Markus Wolf
					lupus@cs.uni-sb.de
					Universit"at des Saarlandes