I use a PrintPoint box from Excellink.  It translates that funky HP status
checking, and goes to either serial of parallel.  We just config a port as
PR26D96 and plug a printer into the box and let her fly.  Their phone #
(408)295-9000. Hope this helps.


In article <01BD3E07.F35D19A0@Gary_Nolan>, [log in to unmask] says...
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>After 40 minutes of voice mail hell I give up HP 800 number stink.=20
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>Since getting our notice of HP support on serial printers we have tried =
>to get info from HP on what to replace them with. In our case we do not =
>need dot matrix printers but we do need printers that can hook up to the =
>HP 3000 serial.
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>In the past we have used HP 4L's hooked up via a product from Wilco Aims =
>called the print cube plus that would take the serial convert to =
>parallel and handle the status checking that is necessary to the 3000 =
>for printer out of paper etc. But Wilco has gone out of business.
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>Anybody have any ideas.=20
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>HP sure makes it hard to get answers now. I remember the good old days =
>when you could call some one and get an answer now all you get is music =
>and people who do not know what a 3000 is.
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>Gary Nolan
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>opinions are mine and so is the smoke from my ears.