Tom Hula <[log in to unmask]> asks:


> I am converting my 2563A printers from HP-IB to serial interface
> and connecting them to DTC ports instead (under duress).
>
> All of the other remote serial printers around the office are setup
> as printer type 18.  As these 2563A's are going to be the "system"
> printers, should they be configured differently?  I especially don't
> like the "feature" of these serial connections where a loss of
> power means that the spool files waiting to print, leak off into
> the bit bucket in the sky and get lost.  Is there something I could
> do differently to eliminate this problem?  Any other helpful
> suggestions (take an aspirin and call the doctor tomorrow)?

Well, you could do what we did here when we converted our HPIB printers to
serial.  We configured them as Printer Type 22.  I have no idea what this
does, other than allow status-checking between the printer and the HP3000 so
that we do not lose spool files due to power outage, paper outage, paper
jams, etc.

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