>Steve Patterson wrote:
>>
>> Morning Folks:
>> ...

And then Joe Howell wrote:

>
>Steve,
>
>Just a comment on your dinosaur.  Keeping this printer in proper
>working condition DOES in fact mean the occaisional service call.
>

   I have no problem with service calls, but we have tried just about
   everything to keep this printer from jamming. The amount of use
   this printer gets does not justify a service call.  You know the
   picture: "No, we can keep this printer running on our own 'cause we
   never use it" and then when it jams: "Why do we have to put up with
   this piece of s**t???"

>Given it is in proper condition, this is still one of the best
>workhorse printers HP ever made. I have clients in extremely
>dirty factory conditions (paper mills, oil companies, cloth
>factories covered with lint, etc) who have used these for 10
>years in conditions which would bring most printers to their
>knees in a heartbeat.  That is why this was called a FACTORY
>DATA PRINTER in the original sales brochures.

   I personally like the printer, but I don't make all of the decisions
   around here (and I don't use the printer, either).

>
>RE: your situation, if it is truly an occasional use printer and
>you don't want to go to the expense of a status i/f card, most
>ANY dumb serial printer will work as a term type 18.
>You just may have to re run
>the occaisional job or report in the event of a paper jam.  I
>have several old old okidata 320's running on DTC's with no
>problem.  The users know if a jamb occurs, they have to restart
>the spooler, and sometimes rerun the report.  Cheap solution.
>I still love my 293x's though.
>
>Hope this helps
>

   Helps bunches. Thanks Joe!



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