Re: [Ql-Users] QL compatible Printers
At 14:04 04/01/2012 +, you wrote: I have just realised the ambiguity of IPA - but 4% alcohol is too little (8-)# Yes, and the malted stuff and whatever sugars are left in the beer would most likely be unwise of a print head. ;-) So that's ir, I was trying to find the relevance to the subject. ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
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On 03/01/12 18:00, Dilwyn Jones wrote: I suppose getting an early one of these will lead to it being a collector's item a few years down the line. If anyone is interested http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/raspberry_pi/m.html?_nkw=_armrs=1_from=_ipg=_trksid=p3686 #10 currently at £2100. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: Thorpe House 61 Richardshaw Lane Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7EL Company Number: 05132767 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
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On 26/12/11 15:15, alf...@juno.com wrote: When THAT happens, it is necessary to spend 5-to-10 minutes (maybe, it took a longer time -- who can remember?) pressing the button which tells the printer to CLEAR its print jets (whatever the process is called to re-initiate the printer). Breaking with tradition and bottom posting! ;-) My Epson Stylus 800 was a fine printer, the best one I ever had to be honest. However, as it had a system whereby the cartridge was replaced and the print head remained, then leaving it unused for any long length of time resulted in the head gumming up with dried up of gungy ink. The press the cleaning buttons option sometimes worked but simply accelerated the emptying of the cartridge. Way too expensive. I obtained a proper printer cleaning kit from PC World which contained - amongst other things - a small sponge thing on a long handle and a decent sized bottle of isopropyl alcohol. Soak the pad with alcohol then apply generously to the print head - I admit it was fiddly to scrub (gently) the head between the platen roller and whatever else was in there - but it worked and reduced the number of refills I needed. Eventually, I gave up and bought a new printer - an HP 2610 Photosmart all in one - this one replaces the print head along with the ink, and it has never clogged up on me no matter how infrequently I use it. I prefer to keep my heads but sometimes the better option isn't as good - think VHS versus Betamax - and you just have to adapt. Also, when I tried to dismantle the Epson once - for fun - I discovered that the vast majority of the internals was nothing more than a huge sponge. Every time the printer cleaned or flushed the head, the sponge absorbed the overspill and eventually became a huge blob of used ink. Very, very, very mucky indeed! However, it did solve the riddle of where all the ink went! Happy 2010 everyone. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: Thorpe House 61 Richardshaw Lane Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7EL Company Number: 05132767 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
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On 03/01/2012 01:02, Norman Dunbar wrote: On 26/12/11 15:15, alf...@juno.com wrote: When THAT happens, it is necessary to spend 5-to-10 minutes (maybe, it took a longer time -- who can remember?) pressing the button which tells the printer to CLEAR its print jets (whatever the process is called to re-initiate the printer). Breaking with tradition and bottom posting! ;-) My Epson Stylus 800 was a fine printer, the best one I ever had to be honest. However, as it had a system whereby the cartridge was replaced and the print head remained, then leaving it unused for any long length of time resulted in the head gumming up with dried up of gungy ink. The press the cleaning buttons option sometimes worked but simply accelerated the emptying of the cartridge. Way too expensive. I obtained a proper printer cleaning kit from PC World which contained - amongst other things - a small sponge thing on a long handle and a decent sized bottle of isopropyl alcohol. Soak the pad with alcohol then apply generously to the print head - I admit it was fiddly to scrub (gently) the head between the platen roller and whatever else was in there - but it worked and reduced the number of refills I needed. Eventually, I gave up and bought a new printer - an HP 2610 Photosmart all in one - this one replaces the print head along with the ink, and it has never clogged up on me no matter how infrequently I use it. I prefer to keep my heads but sometimes the better option isn't as good - think VHS versus Betamax - and you just have to adapt. Also, when I tried to dismantle the Epson once - for fun - I discovered that the vast majority of the internals was nothing more than a huge sponge. Every time the printer cleaned or flushed the head, the sponge absorbed the overspill and eventually became a huge blob of used ink. Very, very, very mucky indeed! However, it did solve the riddle of where all the ink went! Happy 2010 everyone. Cheers, Norm. You must have binged too much, Norman. My calendar is headed 2012 Bryan H ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
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On Jan 3, at 13:02 | Jan3, Norman Dunbar wrote: Norman/ On 26/12/11 15:15, alf...@juno.com wrote: When THAT happens, it is necessary to spend 5-to-10 minutes (maybe, it took a longer time -- who can remember?) pressing the button which tells the printer to CLEAR its print jets (whatever the process is called to re-initiate the printer). Breaking with tradition and bottom posting! ;-) In all the mailing lists and usenet lists I use, *everyone* bottom posts, and they get flamed if they don't. As I am sure you know, I think top posting makes it so hard to pick up threads. Both Apple Mail and Thunderbird use multicolouring to identify quotes. They both (TB with an extension) actually hide some levels of quoting, with a 'more' expansion clickable item. I really really don't understand why top posting is so liked. well I do actually - it is harder to read on a mobile, but one gets used to scrolling down. I suppose it is that M$ products default to top quoting. Interestingly all the mailers I have ever used (Turnpike, Thunderbird and Apple Mail) default to bottom posting. My Epson Stylus 800 was a fine printer, the best one I ever had to be honest. However, as it had a system whereby the cartridge was replaced and the print head remained, then leaving it unused for any long length of time resulted in the head gumming up with dried up of gungy ink. The press the cleaning buttons option sometimes worked but simply accelerated the emptying of the cartridge. Way too expensive. I obtained a proper printer cleaning kit from PC World which contained - amongst other things - a small sponge thing on a long handle and a decent sized bottle of isopropyl alcohol. Soak the pad with alcohol Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) not 12yr malt whisky I presume (8-)# then apply generously to the print head - I admit it was fiddly to scrub (gently) the head between the platen roller and whatever else was in there - but it worked and reduced the number of refills I needed. Not quite the same, but IPA has also kept my 1986 Brother 2024 dot matrix going, and it is also great for cleaning off label glue and QL PCBs! I use old toothbrushes as applicators. I use the Brother still for printing invoices from my archive based programs. This is slightly complicated now as no modern printer has parallel ports, and my printer and Windows cannot communicate with usb parallel devices (yes I know it is likely to be lpt2!). I have an old pretty dead HP laptop to do the printing, networking to XP (running under VMware) on my Macbook. 'net use' is also a great command for printing to Windows based printers from DOS, which Arcplus runs under. I love using my Archive business programs. They were developed on QL Archive and moved to PC Four. Even with PC Four I was still getting file corruptions - mainly index files. I then moved to Arcplus, which has been 100% trouble free. I still use my sales database program, which has about 7000 entries, the majority of which are (well were) QL based. Eventually, I gave up and bought a new printer - an HP 2610 Photosmart all in one - this one replaces the print head along with the ink, and it has never clogged up on me no matter how infrequently I use it. I prefer to keep my heads but sometimes the better option isn't as good - think VHS versus Betamax - and you just have to adapt. You don't have to adapt. If you use *good* fixed head inkjet printers, like the Canon Pro9000, they very very rarely block up. Even when they do, it is a minor job cleaning them. I very much prefer the fixed heads, as replacement non-manufacturer cartidges are really really cheap, and I find them just as good. I had an Epson Stylus (830p I think) and that was TERRIBLE. I had it exchanged before I even used it after getting through loads of cartidges trying to get even colour. It was *sllightly better after that, but still not reliable. Also, when I tried to dismantle the Epson once - for fun - I discovered that the vast majority of the internals was nothing more than a huge sponge. Every time the printer cleaned or flushed the head, the sponge absorbed the overspill and eventually became a huge blob of used ink. Very, very, very mucky indeed! However, it did solve the riddle of where all the ink went! Oh yes indeed. I loaned my printer to someone once who put it upside down (in a box) on their hall carpet, and then complained to me about the black stain. This must also have dislodged the print head as it never printed from then on. I did not feel at all guilty about the stain! Tony -- t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
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Hi Bryan, Happy 2010 everyone. Cheers, Norm. You must have binged too much, Norman. My calendar is headed 2012 Bugger! What happened to the last two years! ;-) Yes, ok, 2012, I admit it. But today is my first day back on the keyboard after a fortnight away. Try again: Happy 2012 everyone. Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: Thorpe House 61 Richardshaw Lane Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7EL Company Number: 05132767 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
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Hi Tony, Breaking with tradition and bottom posting! ;-) In all the mailing lists and usenet lists I use, *everyone* bottom posts, and they get flamed if they don't. Yup, me too. Hence my slight and feeble attempt at humour. As I am sure you know, I think top posting makes it so hard to pick up threads. I think impossible! ... I really really don't understand why top posting is so liked. We read from top to bottom I expect? But actually, that's wrong! We read from top to bottom, so bottom posting is the *only* correct way. Unless we are emailing in Mandarin or other language that is not Top Down of course. well I do actually - it is harder to read on a mobile, but one gets used to scrolling down. Everything on a mobile involves scrolling down. Even my galaxy Tab with a 7 screen required much scrolling! I suppose it is that M$ products default to top quoting. Interestingly all the mailers I have ever used (Turnpike, Thunderbird and Apple Mail) default to bottom posting. Agreed. Where there is a common way of doing something accepted world wide, M$ comes along and bolloxes it right up. Take HTML emails for example, the RFC says text - Outlook defaults to HTML. With certain exceptions, most people buying a computer accept all the defaults and so, a new standard appears. We seem to have used the same email clients though! (Except Apple Mail) ... Soak the pad with alcohol Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) not 12yr malt whisky I presume (8-)# Well, either - I never touch Whisky myself, can't stand the taste or the smell. My dad was an alcoholic and a lorry driver (dangerous) who did the distillery run and always had a bottle or two of the clear-blueish raw spirit straight from the still. I rather suspect the dissolved stuff in a 12 YO Malt would probably taint the print heads though - so I'll stick with IPA. ... Oh yes indeed. I loaned my printer to someone once who put it upside down (in a box) on their hall carpet, and then complained to me about the black stain. This must also have dislodged the print head as it never printed from then on. I did not feel at all guilty about the stain! Nice! I have to admit to being quite amazed at how much sponge could be fitted inside a pretty small printer casing - and just how much ink it could hold. Yuk! Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: Thorpe House 61 Richardshaw Lane Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7EL Company Number: 05132767 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
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On 03/01/2012 04:05, Tony Firshman wrote: On Jan 3, at 13:02 | Jan3, Norman Dunbar wrote: Norman/ On 26/12/11 15:15, alf...@juno.com wrote: When THAT happens, it is necessary to spend 5-to-10 minutes (maybe, it took a longer time -- who can remember?) pressing the button which tells the printer to CLEAR its print jets (whatever the process is called to re-initiate the printer). Breaking with tradition and bottom posting! ;-) In all the mailing lists and usenet lists I use, *everyone* bottom posts, and they get flamed if they don't. As I am sure you know, I think top posting makes it so hard to pick up threads. Both Apple Mail and Thunderbird use multicolouring to identify quotes. They both (TB with an extension) actually hide some levels of quoting, with a 'more' expansion clickable item. I really really don't understand why top posting is so liked. well I do actually - it is harder to read on a mobile, but one gets used to scrolling down. I suppose it is that M$ products default to top quoting. Interestingly all the mailers I have ever used (Turnpike, Thunderbird and Apple Mail) default to bottom posting. My Epson Stylus 800 was a fine printer, the best one I ever had to be honest. However, as it had a system whereby the cartridge was replaced and the print head remained, then leaving it unused for any long length of time resulted in the head gumming up with dried up of gungy ink. The press the cleaning buttons option sometimes worked but simply accelerated the emptying of the cartridge. Way too expensive. I obtained a proper printer cleaning kit from PC World which contained - amongst other things - a small sponge thing on a long handle and a decent sized bottle of isopropyl alcohol. Soak the pad with alcohol Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) not 12yr malt whisky I presume (8-)# then apply generously to the print head - I admit it was fiddly to scrub (gently) the head between the platen roller and whatever else was in there - but it worked and reduced the number of refills I needed. Not quite the same, but IPA has also kept my 1986 Brother 2024 dot matrix going, and it is also great for cleaning off label glue and QL PCBs! I use old toothbrushes as applicators. I use the Brother still for printing invoices from my archive based programs. This is slightly complicated now as no modern printer has parallel ports, and my printer and Windows cannot communicate with usb parallel devices (yes I know it is likely to be lpt2!). I have an old pretty dead HP laptop to do the printing, networking to XP (running under VMware) on my Macbook. 'net use' is also a great command for printing to Windows based printers from DOS, which Arcplus runs under. I love using my Archive business programs. They were developed on QL Archive and moved to PC Four. Even with PC Four I was still getting file corruptions - mainly index files. I then moved to Arcplus, which has been 100% trouble free. I still use my sales database program, which has about 7000 entries, the majority of which are (well were) QL based. Eventually, I gave up and bought a new printer - an HP 2610 Photosmart all in one - this one replaces the print head along with the ink, and it has never clogged up on me no matter how infrequently I use it. I prefer to keep my heads but sometimes the better option isn't as good - think VHS versus Betamax - and you just have to adapt. You don't have to adapt. If you use *good* fixed head inkjet printers, like the Canon Pro9000, they very very rarely block up. Even when they do, it is a minor job cleaning them. I very much prefer the fixed heads, as replacement non-manufacturer cartidges are really really cheap, and I find them just as good. I had an Epson Stylus (830p I think) and that was TERRIBLE. I had it exchanged before I even used it after getting through loads of cartidges trying to get even colour. It was *sllightly better after that, but still not reliable. Also, when I tried to dismantle the Epson once - for fun - I discovered that the vast majority of the internals was nothing more than a huge sponge. Every time the printer cleaned or flushed the head, the sponge absorbed the overspill and eventually became a huge blob of used ink. Very, very, very mucky indeed! However, it did solve the riddle of where all the ink went! Oh yes indeed. I loaned my printer to someone once who put it upside down (in a box) on their hall carpet, and then complained to me about the black stain. This must also have dislodged the print head as it never printed from then on. I did not feel at all guilty about the stain! Tony I have an old Fuji DL1150 dot matrix, Tony, which is the old 110 char so takes A3 portrait My Vista laptop drives it perfectly via a usb to parallel convertor thought I haven't tried it from PCXCHANGE which I use with DOSbox. I can get full screen with that whereas Vista support for dos no longer has full screen option. On local Freegle there
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On 03/01/2012 13:02, Norman Dunbar wrote: On 26/12/11 15:15, alf...@juno.com wrote: When THAT happens, it is necessary to spend 5-to-10 minutes (maybe, it took a longer time -- who can remember?) pressing the button which tells the printer to CLEAR its print jets (whatever the process is called to re-initiate the printer). Breaking with tradition and bottom posting! ;-) My Epson Stylus 800 was a fine printer, the best one I ever had to be honest. However, as it had a system whereby the cartridge was replaced and the print head remained, then leaving it unused for any long length of time resulted in the head gumming up with dried up of gungy ink. The press the cleaning buttons option sometimes worked but simply accelerated the emptying of the cartridge. Way too expensive. I obtained a proper printer cleaning kit from PC World which contained - amongst other things - a small sponge thing on a long handle and a decent sized bottle of isopropyl alcohol. Soak the pad with alcohol then apply generously to the print head - I admit it was fiddly to scrub (gently) the head between the platen roller and whatever else was in there - but it worked and reduced the number of refills I needed. Eventually, I gave up and bought a new printer - an HP 2610 Photosmart all in one - this one replaces the print head along with the ink, and it has never clogged up on me no matter how infrequently I use it. I prefer to keep my heads but sometimes the better option isn't as good - think VHS versus Betamax - and you just have to adapt. Also, when I tried to dismantle the Epson once - for fun - I discovered that the vast majority of the internals was nothing more than a huge sponge. Every time the printer cleaned or flushed the head, the sponge absorbed the overspill and eventually became a huge blob of used ink. Very, very, very mucky indeed! However, it did solve the riddle of where all the ink went! Happy 2010 everyone. Cheers, Norm. Viva bottom posting, only in this disorderly medium can anything be added to the top of a list (but what does an old fart like me know) Anyway I had the same thing with an Epson 740 and moved onto a wireless Cannon that serves my two PCs and Nans Laptop. The tought did occur to me though that the answer to the Epson would have been an old cartride filled with cleaner, however there is the issue of getting the heads in the right position (no problem with the Cannon), the Epson firm ware for changing a cartridge still containing ink is something I never got around. I do still have the 740 and a lot of Pattern cartridges should anyone be interested All the best - Bill ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
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On Jan 3, at 16:17 | Jan3, Norman Dunbar wrote: Norman/ top or bottom quoting snipped Ah - it is a bit Lilliput/Blefuscu-like isn't it! Don't throw rotten eggs anyone! I suppose it is that M$ products default to top quoting. Interestingly all the mailers I have ever used (Turnpike, Thunderbird and Apple Mail) default to bottom posting. Agreed. Where there is a common way of doing something accepted world wide, M$ comes along and bolloxes it right up. Take HTML emails for example, the RFC says text - Outlook defaults to HTML. With certain exceptions, most people buying a computer accept all the defaults and so, a new standard appears. We seem to have used the same email clients though! (Except Apple Mail) I *loved* Turnpike, partly because the developers were active in their own usenet group, and Richard Clayton was there. The depth of functionality was amazing. They even had a good regexp implementation for searching and filtering. The *only* reason I junked it was there was no IMAP support. Mind you that was years ago, and probably it fell behind after the Demon takeover. ... Soak the pad with alcohol Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) not 12yr malt whisky I presume (8-)# Well, either - I never touch Whisky myself, can't stand the taste or the smell. Shame - from your name I thought you might be Scottish. My dad was an alcoholic and a lorry driver (dangerous) who did the distillery run and always had a bottle or two of the clear-blueish raw spirit straight from the still. I rather suspect the dissolved stuff in a 12 YO Malt would probably taint the print heads though - so I'll stick with IPA. (8-)# I have just realised the ambiguity of IPA - but 4% alcohol is too little (8-)# Tony -- t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
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On Jan 3, at 16:35 | Jan3, Bryan Horstmann wrote: snip I see that Raspberrypi are putting the first 10 boards on ebay. ... and the current bid on #10 is over £2000! -- t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
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On Jan 3, at 16:35 | Jan3, Bryan Horstmann wrote: snip I see that Raspberrypi are putting the first 10 boards on ebay. ... and the current bid on #10 is over £2000! I suppose getting an early one of these will lead to it being a collector's item a few years down the line. Look forward to seeing who'll have the first one with uQLx or something on it! Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
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(sorry for following Al's lead in top-posting!) The EPSON EPL-6200 mono laser printer should be fine with a QL and is available from some stockists! Rich On 26/12/2011 15:15, alf...@juno.com wrote: FWIW. I have an EPSON STYLUS printer which is recalcitrant if it is allowed to be dormant for any period of time ... if one did not know better, one would think that it, too, was broken. When THAT happens, it is necessary to spend 5-to-10 minutes (maybe, it took a longer time -- who can remember?) pressing the button which tells the printer to CLEAR its print jets (whatever the process is called to re-initiate the printer). He (or, you) should try it. Patience is the key. BTW. I would send you my Epson printer (it has not been used for over 2 years ... I presume it works, but ...), but I know it would cost a sizeable amount for postage I only presume it will eventually revive itself after having been dormant for so long. BTW2. I would think (meaning, it is something that I had often contemplated) that if one were clever with TRAnslated codes that the principle (i.e., non-graphical) functions could be implemented to generate basic type fonts for almost any printer with almost any driver. Maybe, maybe not. Perhaps, the graphical driver could be tweaked with TRA codes, too. Al Feng On Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:07:20 +0100 Davide Santachiara d.santachi...@libero.it writes: Hello everybody, A friend of mine - Adelchi Moscardini, the oldest Italian QL active user - who is using an Aurora SGC QL system has problems finding alternatives to his two inkjet printers which recently broke. One is an Epson Styuls 740, the other is a Canon BIC 250. While the Canon seems not repairable at all, the Epson could be repaired but the price is in the range of160 euro (!) Are there any inkjet printers around which could be bought online still compatible with commands like SDUMP or the Psion drivers? Thanks for your help - I take the chance to wish you all a wonderful 2012. Best regards Davide ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm 60-Year-Old Mom Looks 27 Mom Reveals Free Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4ef88fe5d9100e713b6st04vuc ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm -- Rich Mellor RWAP Services Specialist Enuuk Auction Programming Services www.rwapservices.co.uk ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
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printer which is recalcitrant if it is allowed to be dormant for any period of time ... if one did not know better, one would think that it, too, was broken. When THAT happens, it is necessary to spend 5-to-10 minutes (maybe, it took a longer time -- who can remember?) pressing the button which tells the printer to CLEAR its print jets (whatever the process is called to re-initiate the printer). The process also uses much ink - and money! This is exacerbated with *some* printers if the head is not 'parked' and thus sealed beforehand. i.e. Switch off *on* the printer and wait for its indicators to go out, before cutting the power supply to it. In my experience - I have 5 printers and some stand still for months - this practice has proved very worthwhile - and I've had my sanity back for some time now ;). With best wishes to all for 2012, John in Wales ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
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FWIW. I have an EPSON STYLUS printer which is recalcitrant if it is allowed to be dormant for any period of time ... if one did not know better, one would think that it, too, was broken. When THAT happens, it is necessary to spend 5-to-10 minutes (maybe, it took a longer time -- who can remember?) pressing the button which tells the printer to CLEAR its print jets (whatever the process is called to re-initiate the printer). He (or, you) should try it. Patience is the key. BTW. I would send you my Epson printer (it has not been used for over 2 years ... I presume it works, but ...), but I know it would cost a sizeable amount for postage I only presume it will eventually revive itself after having been dormant for so long. BTW2. I would think (meaning, it is something that I had often contemplated) that if one were clever with TRAnslated codes that the principle (i.e., non-graphical) functions could be implemented to generate basic type fonts for almost any printer with almost any driver. Maybe, maybe not. Perhaps, the graphical driver could be tweaked with TRA codes, too. Al Feng On Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:07:20 +0100 Davide Santachiara d.santachi...@libero.it writes: Hello everybody, A friend of mine - Adelchi Moscardini, the oldest Italian QL active user - who is using an Aurora SGC QL system has problems finding alternatives to his two inkjet printers which recently broke. One is an Epson Styuls 740, the other is a Canon BIC 250. While the Canon seems not repairable at all, the Epson could be repaired but the price is in the range of 160 euro (!) Are there any inkjet printers around which could be bought online still compatible with commands like SDUMP or the Psion drivers? Thanks for your help - I take the chance to wish you all a wonderful 2012. Best regards Davide ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm 60-Year-Old Mom Looks 27 Mom Reveals Free Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4ef88fe5d9100e713b6st04vuc ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
