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- From: dennett@sunshine.Kodak.COM (Charlie Dennett)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.apps,comp.sys.sun.hardware
- Subject: SUMMARY: Using an HP DeskJet 500C with NeWSprint
- Message-ID: <1992Jul26.151527.27977@kodak.kodak.com>
- Date: 26 Jul 92 15:15:27 GMT
- Sender: news@kodak.kodak.com
- Organization: Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY
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- A few days ago I asked about using an HP DeskJet 500C with NeWSprint.
- (It supports the 500 but not the 500C.) I'd like to thank Russ Engle
- of Sun who told me about the archive server np-archive@sun.com
- (although there is doubt as to whether the archive server works!),
- Brett Hogden (brett@world.std.com) who told me about an ftp site, and
- Ross Porter (ross@turock.psych.upenn.edu) who told me about a second
- ftp site.
-
- The ftp sites as as follows:
-
- ftp.msstate.edu /pub/sun/newsprint/djc
- ftp.rpi.edu /pub-write/NeWSprint/djc.tar.Z
-
- Both of these have the same drivers. It includes a patch so that the
- printer name is correct upon installation.
-
- There is one more small change to make. Thanks for this one goes to
- Richard Berlin of Sun.
-
- Once the printer is installed (using add_np_printer), a .param file is
- created in the spool directory. In that .param file you will find a
- line like this:
-
- HANDLER_INTERFACE=; export HANDLER_INTERFACE
-
- I had to change this to read:
-
- HANDLER_INTERFACE=BPP; export HANDLER_INTERFACE
-
- since the printer was attached to the bpp interface of the sparccard.
-
- Quick installation instructions. Unload the tar file into the
- printer_classes directory and run add_np_printer. I was able to print
- the tiger's head color postscript file that comes with Openwindows. We
- tried to print a color FrameMaker file, but could not at first. I had
- to assign a font license to the printer (I removed it from the
- Sparcprinter and put it on the 500C for the test. Guess I'll have to
- get a second license for the 500C.)
-
- Hope this helps. The curious might also want to explore the archive
- server. Send an email message to np-archive@sun.com and put any
- command in either the Subject: line or the message itself. The command
- "help" is a good one to start with. Another good command to try is
- "send index". (without the quotes)
-
- Charles Dennett | Rochester Distributed Computer Services
- Mail Stop 01816 | Customer Technical Support Services
- Eastman Kodak Company | ---------------------------------------
- Rochester, NY 14650-1816 | Internet: dennett@Kodak.COM
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