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Article #59029Re: HP Deskjet-400 printer
From: Peter J. Aikins
Date: Tue, 09 Apr 1996 00:00
Date: Tue, 09 Apr 1996 00:00
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In article <4jng8p$fdh@staff.cs.su.oz.au>, danny@cs.su.oz.au says... > >This is probably an FAQ, but I've gone through the Printing-HOWTO and >couldn't solve it... > >I have an HP deskjet-400 printer, but am unable to print to it. If >I just send ascii to the printer device I get gobbledygook (not just >staircase effect or missing form-feeds). I tried using ghostscript, >but that doesn't have drivers for the 400 and doesn't work when I try >other HP deskjet drivers. > >Anyone else had this problem? > >Danny Yee. > > Try ftping the programme aps-4.2(or something).tgz from ftp.dstc.edu.au and installing it. It contains a filter which puts the file in a format readable by the 400. Also print out the Printing HOWTO and check that you've set your system up correctly. Pete -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peter John Aikins. Electronics & Computer Engineering. University of Tasmania. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The views expressed in this message are mine and mine alone! PGP Public key available by: WWW: http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/~bal/pks-commands.html Email: pgp-public-keys@pgp.mit.edu SUBJECT: GET Peter Aikins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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