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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 2864.1 | | WRKSYS::INGRAHAM | Andy | Thu Jan 09 1997 15:35 | 3 |
| 2864.2 | LN03r is correct, and driver also | TNPUBS::MARK | | Mon Jan 13 1997 13:22 | 2 |
| 2864.3 | | VMSSG::FRIEDRICHS | Ask me about Young Eagles | Mon Jan 13 1997 16:33 | 7 |
| 2864.4 | does it work with MS-Word? | USDEV1::CLEMENT | Smells like Nirvana | Tue Feb 04 1997 16:28 | 8 |
| Jeff,
How did you connect the printer to the PC? Printer port or com port?
Any special configuration needed? Will the printer work with all the
software on your system? I am thinking of doing this, but heard there
may be problems.
Thanks, Mark
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| 2864.5 | Cable? | CFSCTC::SMITH | Tom Smith MRO1-3/D12 dtn 297-4751 | Wed Feb 05 1997 02:08 | 12 |
| If it's serial (COM port) connection, I had a devil of a time getting
an LN03 to do anything over the (mandatory for LN03) serial line until
it dawned on me that I needed a null-modem cable rather than the
standard RS-232C cable you would use for a modem. If that's your
problem, you can also get a null-modem adapter to attach to a "regular"
cable. Just make sure you get the genders correct so you don't also
need a gender changer on top of that. :-)
For the port settings, I used 8 data, 1 stop, no parity, 9600, with
XON/XOFF flow control.
-Tom
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| 2864.6 | | STAR::KMCDONOUGH | SET KIDS/NOSICK | Wed Feb 05 1997 13:50 | 16 |
|
I've been through this before and found that the cable/connector
makes the difference.
From a note in the DECstation notes file:
"The combination of H8571-J, BC16E-10, and H8571-A, is tested, supported
and does work."
I played around with various connectors, but as I remember it, this
was the magic combo.
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| 2864.7 | @ Home LN03r ? | USDEV::CLEMENT | Smells like Nirvana | Thu Feb 06 1997 19:46 | 7 |
| Do you think an LN03r is suitable for home use? I can;t decide wether
to buy a used one for at home use. The positive side seems to be a
pretty reliable workhorse. The negative is the size and weight of this
66lb monster, plus the replacement of the optical gear @ > $200 every
10000 sheets.
Anyone else use these at home care to comment? Thanks, Mark
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| 2864.8 | | TARKIN::LIN | Bill Lin | Thu Feb 06 1997 20:30 | 16 |
| re: .7 by USDEV::CLEMENT
>> Do you think an LN03r is suitable for home use?
My $.02. It may be, but I wouldn't. A cheap laser printer
(~$300-$500) will be faster, more energy efficient, and probably print
higher quality output to boot. I suppose if you need to print
PostScript, it could add perhaps another $100 to the cost estimate
above.
>> I can;t decide wether to buy a used one for at home use.
I must be independently wealthy because I wouldn't even consider one
were it for free.
/Bill
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| 2864.9 | Only if it's near-free | WHOS01::ELKIND | Steve Elkind, Digital SI @WHO | Thu Feb 06 1997 20:45 | 14 |
| I'm on the home program, but they wouldn't give us printers. I
scrounged an LN03r as they were downsizing the office in Westchester.
It works, and that's about all you can say. It is SLOOOOOOW (9600
baud), and it does not have enough memory for some jobs. The lights
dim every time the fuser heater kicks on. Since it attaches to a
serial port, and I have a serial mouse and a modem, I can not print
while I am using the modem.
Unless you can get freebie supplies, they are expensive (e.g., belt).
And oh yeah, the Barbie Fashion Designer fabric sheets jam up inside
it, they're too thick.
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| 2864.10 | Haven't times changed! | TAEC::SMITH | Martin Smith, Valbonne. - 828 5128 | Fri Feb 07 1997 05:51 | 8 |
| 2864.11 | Feedback | MELEE::CLEMENT | Smells like Nirvana | Fri Feb 07 1997 14:30 | 4 |
| Thanks for the input. You have helped me decide to stay away from this
printer for home use.
Mark
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