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- Path: sparky!uunet!peora!tarpit!bilver!bill
- From: bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion)
- Subject: Re: SCO Unix : HELP WITH HP PRINTERS:
- Organization: W. J. Vermillion - Winter Park, FL
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 15:59:36 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov11.155936.7336@bilver.uucp>
- References: <1992Nov5.182123.6204@cs.wayne.edu> <2@wa4cyb.UUCP>
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- In article <2@wa4cyb.UUCP> jmd@wa4cyb.UUCP (John Dashner) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov5.182123.6204@cs.wayne.edu> mikeg@rocdec.roc.wayne.edu (Michael George) writes:
-
- >>If anyone out there is running SCO UNIX with a HP Laserjet as your
- >>NETWORK PRINTER, please drop me a line. I am having much trouble getting
- >>it to work here on my end. I believe the problem lies somewhere in the
- >>print filter. PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN!!!!!!
-
- >>Actualy, the hardware is all fine, and I can print to the printer except
- >>the output is wrong. Page Breaks aren't in the right place etc...
-
- >Unless you've had to deal with this problem, you can't possibly imagine
- >how frustrating it is. Before I include a filter that works for me, let me
- >explain why the HP LaserJet is problematic for UNIX users - IT WAS DESIGNED
- >FOR DOS!!!! ;-)
-
- I will disagree with that statement. But I will condition it to say
- that power-on default goes to the DOS side.
-
- It is an extemely flexible device, and flexibility brings
- complications. How many other printers have 3 end of line options.
- Most only let you have 2 - if that.
-
- I have been able to solve any problem as long as I have had the printer
- manual. And that's a lot more than I can say about printers I have
- worked with in the past. Good printer. But you just have to learn it.
-
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