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The second question about the printer. You need to know if the printer accepts a Jetdirect card. If so you have to connect via the card. 

What type of printer is it?

-------------- Original message from "Johnson, Tracy" <[log in to unmask]>: -------------- 


> Since you're on ThinLan all you should need to do is take your "T" BNC 
> connectors and put terminator ends on both sides of it. Then plug it into the 
> back of your Multifunction I/O card. In effect, your ThinLan is still working, 
> but there is nothing to talk to. 
> 
> Assuming your DTCs are the ONLY things using your ThinLan of course and you have 
> another NIC card for the remainder of your network. (I'd hate to ruin your 
> whole network.) 
> 
> Secondarily in NMMGR, go to the DTC subscreens and hit the DELETE key for each 
> DTC and SAVE it. 
> 
> Then go through the VALIDATE procedure. When it gets to the point where is says 
> to do it now or at next reboot, either yes or no, it shouldn't matter. Although 
> NOW would be more convenient. (It "may" fail, but there will be a disclaimer 
> saying it will take effect at next reboot anyway.) 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion on behalf of Francesco Catanzaro 
> Sent: Thu 11/10/2005 3:45 PM 
> To: [log in to unmask] 
> Cc: 
> Subject: [HP3000-L] Decomissioning DTC 
> 
> 
> 
> Can anyone help me with what steps I would need to perform to 
> decomission 
> a DTC connected to our 3k box? 
> 
> We have a 957sx with 3 DTCs connected to it via the thin-net network. 
> Can I just simply power down & disconnect, or is there a graceful way 
> of doing this? 
> 
> As you may be able to tell I know virtually nothing about the hp3k 
> hardware 
> side of things. Also, if a printer is attached via one of those DTCs, 
> how 
> can 
> I relocate the device to be plugged into the one DTC I want to keep? 
> 
> Thanks in advance. 
> 
> -Franco Catanzaro 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On 
> > Behalf Of Bill Lancaster 
> > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 1:56 PM 
> > To: [log in to unmask] 
> > Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Image Logging 
> > 
> > 
> > Traditionally, it's been considered that half of all 3000's 
> > were in the 
> > US and half outside. My experience is that within the US the 
> > distribution was far greater than Jim's suggestion about them being 
> > mostly around CSY. In general, about a quarter of the US systems have 
> > been in California with the rest being distributed roughly 
> > equivalently 
> > to population distribution in the US. Lots in the Northeast, etc. 
> > 
> > I went through an exercise last year and the best estimate I have been 
> > able to come up with for remaining 3000 systems is 8000, half in and 
> > half out of the US. It's a guess, but I think a fairly educated one. 
> > 
> > Bill 
> > 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On 
> > Behalf Of James B. Byrne 
> > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 10:47 AM 
> > To: [log in to unmask] 
> > Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Image Logging 
> > 
> > On 10 Nov 2005 at 18:34, [log in to unmask] wrote: 
> > 
> > > I noticed that we get lots of mails from USA and Canada. Are there 
> > > lot of HP3K sites in US and in Canada? 
> > 
> > Dis you mean this to be a private message? It did not go to the 
> > list as far as I can tell from the headers. 
> > 
> > I believe that more than half of all HP3000s installations were 
> > concentrated within a ridiculously small radius of CSY while most 
> > of the rest were in the United States, the next largest installed 
> > base was Canada. These accounted from something like 70% plus of 
> > all HP3000 installations. But, no doubt those with greater 
> > knowledge can provide more accurate and more precise figures. 
> > 
> > As to what is left, then I have no idea? 20,000+? 
> > 
> > Regards, and welcome, 
> > Jim 
> > 
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