Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!hao!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!BRILLIG.UMD.EDU!furuta From: furuta@BRILLIG.UMD.EDU (Richard Furuta) Newsgroups: comp.laser-printers Subject: collected requests for information Message-ID: <8712221734.AA19015@brillig.umd.edu> Date: 22 Dec 87 17:31:51 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 420 Approved: laser-lovers@brillig.umd.edu Here 'tis---another collected set of "requests for information"! --Rick =============================================================== From: cmcl2!phri!dasys1!jzitt@RUTGERS.EDU (Joe Zitt) Date: 12 Nov 87 15:24:30 GMT Subject: Quadram Quadloser Keywords: Quadlaser PC Frustration Message-ID: <1966@dasys1.UUCP> Organization: The Big Electric Cat We've been using the Quadram Quadlaser here, at the core of our shaky desktop system. We've had lots of problems -- their tech support is shaky at best, and other people don;t support it much. Has anyone else been saddled with this? Does anyone have any insights? I might be able to help others, since I've had to create drivers, etc. for it. -- Joe Zitt {allegra,philabs,cmcl2}!phri\ Big Electric Cat Public Unix {bellcore,cmcl2}!cucard!dasys1!jzitt New York, NY, USA {sun}!hoptoad/ =============================================================== From: xev@hstbme.mit.edu (Xev Gittler) Subject: Trouble with Transcript/BSD4.3 spooler/Apple LaserWriter Date: 12 Nov 87 19:59:02 GMT Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology I'm having a bit of trouble, and I was wondering if anyone had seen this before. I'm running Transcript 2.0 under BSD4.3 with an Apple laserwriter. When I send files to be printed, and there is more then one in the queue, the files disappear into thin air. The spooler seems to think that they were printed, but they were not. Sometimes the printing even stops in the middle of a job. I'm not sure if this is a problem with the laser(I don't think so, it happens on two seperate lasers), BSD4.3( I doubt it) or Transcript. Has anyone seen this, or, better yet, knows of a way to fix it? Xev =============================================================== Date: Thu, 12 Nov 87 18:00:56 PST From: lind@perron.ms.washington.edu (Doug Lind) Subject: AST 800 PS II We are considering buying the AST 800 PS II (which got a good review in the October issue of Personal Publishing) for the Math Department. It would be hooked up to a Unix system (VAX or 3b2), and used mostly for TeXnical papers. It sounds good, but so did the TI OmniLaser. Has anyone out there had experience (pro or con) with this printer? Since I just joined the list, you should probably reply to me direct: lind@perron.ms.washington.edu. =============================================================== From: era@scdpyr.UCAR.EDU (Ed Arnold) Date: 17 Nov 87 17:17:43 GMT Subject: needed: ditroff -> Xerox 4050 filter Keywords: ditroff filter xerox 4050 9700 Date: 17 Nov 87 17:17:42 GMT Organization: Natl Ctr Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO I am interested in making contact with anyone who is running a Xerox 4050, 9700, or 4050-compatible laser printing system, attached either to a unix or mvs system. We have heard that there is a filter named "dx9700" which translates ditroff output to the form acceptable to the 4050 (I believe the 9700 is like the 4050, only smaller). However, we have been unable to find anyone who knows where we can get the filter. If you can help, please e-mail me directly ... I don't usually read the groups in which this is posted. Thanks in advance ... -- Ed Arnold * NCAR (Nat'l Center for Atmospheric Research) PO Box 3000 * Boulder, CO 80307-3000 * 303-497-1253 era@ncar.CSNET * era@scdsw1.{UCAR.EDU,ARPA} * era@scdpyr.UUCP * era%scdsw1.ARPA@wiscvm.BITNET =============================================================== From: silber@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Jeffrey Silber) Subject: Printer for Labels Date: 18 Nov 87 13:40:20 GMT Organization: Cornell Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY We routinely print 2000 or so mailing labels. Our EPSON FX-286 complains about the task as did a Diablo 630 and a NEC 3550. What would people recommend for a reasonably priced printer that handles mailing labels really well? We have several LaserJets, but the HP catelog does not recommend using labels through the automatic feeder. The labels are coming off of a PC-AT so anything with a RS-232 serial or a centronics interface would be fine. -- "A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money." --Sen. Everett Dirksen Jeffrey A. Silber/silber@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu Business Manager/Cornell Center for Theory & Simulation in Science & Engineering =============================================================== From: ka3adu!lester@uunet.UU.NET (lester) Subject: laser printer and graphics Keywords: laser graphics print master Date: 16 Nov 87 05:39:10 GMT Organization: Bob Lester, KA3ADU, Harrisburg,PA Does anyone know of a way to get printmaster or printshop to work with a HP Laser jet II ? Or is there an other package or newer version that supports the laser printer. I need it to do greeting cards etc, so newsroompro and desktop publishing stuff won't do what I need it to do. Thanks in advance..... -- Bob Lester KA3ADU | UUCP: uunet!wa3wbu!ka3adu!lester 6330 Somerset St. | Packet: KA3ADU @ AK3P Harrisburg, PA 17111 | Voice: (717) 561-0205 =============================================================== Subject: LW output basket Date: Wed, 25 Nov 87 11:13:36 -0800 From: Phil Karlton I have heard rumors of a basket that could be attched to a LaserWriter in place of the plastic tray the output normally sits on. It, supposedly, has a decent capacity and the attractive feature of stacking the pages in the same order they come out of the printer. Does anybody know if this rumor is true, and can I get a pointer to a supplier or the manufacturer? PK =============================================================== From: newbery@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Michael Newbery) Newsgroups: comp.laser-printers Subject: Re: Need info about the AST TurboLaser/PS Date: 25 Nov 87 23:14:08 GMT References: <8711121759.AA08475@brillig.umd.edu> Organization: Computing Serv. Ctr, Victoria Uni., Wellington, New Zealand We are currently evaluating the AST TurboLaser/PS, among other printers. In summary, it has a Ricoh engine (LP4081?, anyone know for sure?), write white. Pro. PostScript 47.0, 3MB RAM, all 35 LW font families, AppleTalk, Serial AND Centronics, lovely blacks and greys. PRICE! Con. Slightly fuzzy small characters, no straight thru paper path, noisier than LW, horrible front panel. Hope this helps some -- Michael Newbery ACSnet: newbery@vuwcomp.nz UUCP: newbery@vuwcomp Une boule qui roule tue les poules. (Landslides kill chickens) =============================================================== From: Dave Richardson Subject: Need troff driver..... Keywords: (IBM) Problems pain in the AIX.... Date: 26 Nov 87 02:13:10 GMT Organization: Neumann Institute for Study Technique (What, me worry?) HELP! (Posted for third party - Please respond to the address below by E-mail. I don't normallly read this group.) I am stuck with a *large* boat-anchor in my tiny office that goes by the name IBM 3812 Laser-printer. It is connected to a (hold snickers, please) IBM PC-RT running AIX, but I have no troff driver for it. Can anybody help me? (Posted for) Dr. Bruce Walcott ----- Dave Richardson UUCP: !{rutgers, rayssd, uunet, cbosgd}!ukma!ukecc!dsrich ARPANET: dsrich@engr.uky.edu BITNET: dsrich%ukecc.uucp@ukma CSNET: dsrich@engr.uky.csnet =============================================================== From: st138ak%sdcc12@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu (st138ak) Newsgroups: comp.text,comp.laser-printers,comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: HELP NEEDED -- WordPerfect and Apple LaserWriter Keywords: WordPerfect LaserWriter Date: 30 Nov 87 17:54:51 GMT Organization: University of California, San Diego Has anyone out there figured out how to get output on an Apple LaserWriter using WordPerfect? We are using WordPerfect version 4.2 on an Apple LaserWriter Plus, with an IBM PS/2 Model 60 connected to the serial port of the LW. I called WordPerfect Corp.'s toll free number for help, and the consultant there told me what I had already found out, namely, that WordPerfect uses a different handshake than most software. However, the initialization file (INITLWRT.PS) which gets sent to the printer to establish the handshaking protocol seem capricious at best. The WP consultant actually told me that one user was able to get LaserWriter output if he turned the printer off for 5 minutes and then restarted it. Somehow, this whimsical temperament strikes me as ridiculous. Good software shouldn't act this way! WordPerfect is mailing me a "form letter" which details the initialization steps necessary to get output on a LaserWriter. Obviously, if they have a form letter they're sending to users with this problem, WordPerfect is aware of this problem and hasn't yet solved it. If anyone has worked out this problem, please e-mail me as soon as possible. BTW, switching from WordPerfect to another program which has a good PostScript driver, e.g. Microsoft Word, is not a viable alternative. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me. Diane C. Lin Academic Personnel Office University of California, San Diego Internet: st138ak%sdcc12@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU UUCP: !sdcsvax!sdcc12!st138ak =============================================================== From: prlb2!kulcs!kdv@uunet.UU.NET (Karel De Vlaminck) Subject: Laserprinter for troff on NCR Tower Date: 2 Dec 87 17:40:34 GMT Organization: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Dept. Computer Science 1) We want to connect a laserprinter for use with troff on a NCR Tower System. Has anyone experience with this? 2) We will have access to a KYOCERA F-1000 or F-1200 laser printer. Does anyone know about the existence of a filter for the troff output to the laserprinter (which uses 'Prescribe'). 3) This laserprinter also has an HP Laserjet Plus emulation. Another solution would then be to use a troff output filter for the HP Laserjet. So I will ask the same question about the existence for this filter. Please mail responses directly to me. If there are usefull responses, I will post a summary to the net. Karel De Vlaminck | K. U. Leuven kdv@kulcs.uucp | Department of Computer Science or ...!mcvax!prlb2!kulcs!kdv | Celestijnenlaan 200 A Phone: +(32) 16-200656 x3565 | B-3030 Leuven (Heverlee), Belgium =============================================================== From: llt@peregrine.peregrine.com (Linda) Subject: Interleaf-Laserprinter query Keywords: dual-purpose printer/copier Date: 3 Dec 87 17:36:11 GMT Organization: Peregrine Systems, Inc., Irvine, CA Does anybody have any information about dual purpose laser printers, i.e., those that actually double as copiers, which are used in an environment that includes the Interleaf software? =============================================================== From: sdsu!ttidca.TTI.COM!josephs@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu (Bill Josephs) Subject: Soft Fonts for laserjets and laserjet + Date: 7 Dec 87 22:27:01 GMT Organization: Citicorp/TTI, Santa Monica I'm interested in various peoples experiences with using soft fonts for the Laserjet or compatibles... I'll compile and summarize any responses I get. Thanks Bill Josephs/Citicorp TTI =============================================================== From: chris@spock.ame.arizona.edu (Chris Ott) Subject: Need DVI-to-PCL (Canon or HP) filter Date: 7 Dec 87 23:46:56 GMT Organization: Computer-Aided Engineering Lab (CAEL), University of Arizona I would like to buy a Canon LBP-8 II laser printer for my system for graphics and TeX output. When I called the sales people to ask what language the Canon uses, they told me it was compatible with the HP Laserjet, which uses PCL. Unfortunately, the TeX software we got doesn't have a DVI-to-PCL filter. If anyone out there has one, or knows where I can get one, please mail me and let me know. ----- Chris Ott Computer-Aided Engr. Lab Angels we have heard on High University of Arizona Tell us to go out and Buy. Internet: chris@spock.ame.arizona.edu UUCP: {allegra,cmcl2,hao!noao}!arizona!amethyst!spock!chris =============================================================== From: mtune!homxc!jdn@RUTGERS.EDU (J.NAGY) Subject: DESKTOP PUBLISHING Date: 9 Dec 87 15:59:34 GMT Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel Some time ago, Atari announced a laser printer, but I haven't seen any talk about the printer or software for Desktop Publishing in the ST newsgroup recently. 1. Does a laser printer exist? Can I easily buy one? 2. Does Desktop Publishing software for the ST exist? How do these products (if they exist) compare with Desktop Publishing on the Amiga and Mac? Any input on the various laser printers available, your personal experiences with the printers and software, caveats, recommendations, etc. is very much appreciated. Thanks, Jonathan Nagy {ihnp4|allegra|mtune}!homxc!jdn (201) 615-4349 =============================================================== From: cmcl2!phri!dasys1!jzitt@RUTGERS.EDU (Joe Zitt) Date: 9 Dec 87 19:55:01 GMT Subject: HP Laserjet Codes Keywords: Codes Emulation HP Quadram Date: 9 Dec 87 19:55:00 GMT Organization: The Big Electric Cat Is there a downloadable list of HP LaserJet control codes available? We're using a Quadram Quadloser with its supposed HP emulation, but it came with practically no docs at all. We're very much hosed without it, as the new eproms do not act identically to the old ones for some reason ... and I'm already doing things with the machine that Quadram says are impossible. I can be reached at the mail address below or by voice at WorldWide Data, (212)493-7080. Help! -- Joe Zitt {allegra,philabs,cmcl2}!phri\ Big Electric Cat Public Unix {bellcore,cmcl2}!cucard!dasys1!jzitt New York, NY, USA {sun}!hoptoad/ =============================================================== From: chris@spock.ame.arizona.edu (Chris Ott) Newsgroups: comp.laser-printers Subject: DVI to PCL (TeX to HP or Canon) converter wanted Date: 15 Dec 87 05:26:12 GMT Organization: Computer-Aided Engineering Lab (CAEL), University of Arizona C'mon, SOMEONE out there has GOT to have a filter that converts TeX DVI output to PCL, the language used by HP laserjets and Canon LBP-8 II's. Isn't there ANYONE out there who is using an HP or Canon laser printer with TeX? Please, HELP!! ----- Chris Ott Computer-Aided Engr. Lab Excellent day for drinking heavily. University of Arizona Spike the office water cooler. Internet: chris@spock.ame.arizona.edu UUCP: {allegra,cmcl2,hao!noao}!arizona!amethyst!spock!chris =============================================================== From: unido!sbsvax!lipps@uunet.UU.NET (Peter Lipps) Subject: sending text files to postscript printer Keywords: postscript, AT-Clone, printing Date: 16 Dec 87 12:57:17 GMT Organization: Universitaet des Saarlandes, D-6600 Saarbruecken, FRG === W A N T E D === We have an IBM-AT-Clone running MS-DOS 3.2x and QMS 800+ laser printer (Apple Laser Writer Plus compatible) running PostScript. The printer is connected via serial communication port (COM1:). By now we print text files using the print option of MS-Windows 1.x (which adds a special PostScript-Header). This is somewhat cumbersome since we normally don't use Windows ... All (?!) we want is a program (binary or source (MS-C, Turbo-Pascal, ...)) that - will be started from the DOS-Shell - takes ASCII text files (program sources) and adds a special PS-header (... and what else may be necessary) - knows XON-XOFF protocol Thanks ----- UUCP: ...!uunet!unido!sbsvax!lipps | Peter Lipps | or lipps@sbsvax.UUCP | Universitaet des Saarlandes | CSNET: lipps%sbsvax.uucp@Germany.CSnet | FB 10 - Informatik (Dept. of CS) | ARPA: lipps%sbsvax.uucp@uunet.UU.NET | Bau 36, Im Stadtwald 15 | Phone: +49 681 302 2964 | D-6600 Saarbruecken 11, West Germany| ==========End of collected requests