Conference noted::ibmpc-95

    Jeff,
    
    How did you connect the printer to the PC?  Printer port or com port?
    Any special configuration needed?  Will the printer work with all the
    software on your system?  I am thinking of doing this, but heard there
    may be problems.
    
    Thanks, Mark

    If it's serial (COM port) connection, I had a devil of a time getting
    an LN03 to do anything over the (mandatory for LN03) serial line until
    it dawned on me that I needed a null-modem cable rather than the
    standard RS-232C cable you would use for a modem. If that's your
    problem, you can also get a null-modem adapter to attach to a "regular"
    cable. Just make sure you get the genders correct so you don't also
    need a gender changer on top of that. :-)
    
    For the port settings, I used 8 data, 1 stop, no parity, 9600, with
    XON/XOFF flow control.       
    
    -Tom

    
    
    I've been through this before and found that the cable/connector
    makes the difference.
    
    From a note in the DECstation notes file:
    
    "The combination of H8571-J, BC16E-10, and H8571-A, is tested, supported
    and does work."
                                     
    I played around with various connectors, but as I remember it, this
    was the magic combo.
    
       
    
    

    Do you think an LN03r is suitable for home use?  I can;t decide wether
    to buy a used one for at home use.  The positive side seems to be a
    pretty reliable workhorse.  The negative is the size and weight of this
    66lb monster, plus the replacement of the optical gear @ > $200 every
    10000 sheets.
    
    Anyone else use these at home care to comment?  Thanks, Mark

    re: .7 by USDEV::CLEMENT
    
    >> Do you think an LN03r is suitable for home use?
    
    My $.02.  It may be, but I wouldn't.  A cheap laser printer
    (~$300-$500) will be faster, more energy efficient, and probably print
    higher quality output to boot.  I suppose if you need to print
    PostScript, it could add perhaps another $100 to the cost estimate
    above.
    
    >> I can;t decide wether to buy a used one for at home use.
    
    I must be independently wealthy because I wouldn't even consider one
    were it for free.
    
    /Bill

    I'm on the home program, but they wouldn't give us printers.  I
    scrounged an LN03r as they were downsizing the office in Westchester.
    
    It works,  and that's about all you can say.  It is SLOOOOOOW (9600
    baud), and it does not have enough memory for some jobs.  The lights
    dim every time the fuser heater kicks on.  Since it attaches to a
    serial port, and I have a serial mouse and a modem, I can not print
    while I am using the modem.
    
    Unless you can get freebie supplies, they are expensive (e.g., belt).
    
    And oh yeah, the Barbie Fashion Designer fabric sheets jam up inside
    it, they're too thick.
                               

�   It works,  and that's about all you can say.  It is SLOOOOOOW (9600
�   baud), and it does not have enough memory for some jobs.  The lights
�   dim every time the fuser heater kicks on.  Since it attaches to a
�   serial port, and I have a serial mouse and a modem, I can not print
�   while I am using the modem.
    
    And to think that some years ago, the LN03 was the LATEST technology!
    

    Thanks for the input.  You have helped me decide to stay away from this
    printer for home use.
    
    Mark