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From: bshaw@hcmv2.ti.com (bob shaw)
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Subject: HP3si laser printer ....
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Date: 19 May 91 04:22:54 GMT
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Yesterday, I received a HP3si laser printer to evaluate.

I'm presently playing with various printcap entries.  

I was able to lpr files but it seems to get confused after
the first file and forgets about page breaks and simply
attaches file2 to file3  etc etc.

I was able , via escape codes, to get the duplex mode to work
ok.   Also was able to make the PostScript mode to work with
PostScript files as long as I *MANUALLY* set up in PostScript
from the front panel.
NOTE:  Duplex mode has the same problem as simplex on the 
files being appended to each other but did work from 
software (escape codes etc ) 

So far, I have not been able to software switch between PCL and
PostScript.

What does "ROBUST" mean for a handshake option?
I've been using XonXoff.

I am using a  Sun SS1 with 4.1.1 and ttyb to drive this.


Does *ANYBODY* out there have any experience with this printer 
and/or  could offer any comments / suggestions etc.
*ANY* comments / suggestions would be *MOST* welcome.

Any printcap files available ?

Is  19200 baud the upper limit for the SS1 ?

Thanks in advance.

Bob Shaw

bshaw@hcvdl.vdl.ti.com