Re: DeskJet Plus weirdness

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From: Jeff Wright
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1989 14:55

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> Well, I just got my DeskJet Plus printer, and it didn't work (at first.)
> 
> It turns out that I have to power up the DeskJet before I power up my
> Atari 520 ST, or the handshaking between the two comes up hung.
> 
> If I thereafter power down/up the DeskJet, I've lost the printer until
> I push the reset button on the Atari.

I had the same problem with mine.  About a month ago somebody posted a
desk accessory to either comp.binaries.atari.st or comp.sources.atari.st that
supposedly "resets" the parallel printer port so that you can turn the
printer on or off at will.  I haven't tried it yet.

--Jeff "not connected with the DeskJet, just an owner" Wright

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From: wright@hpccc.HP.COM (Jeff Wright)
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Subject: Re: DeskJet Plus weirdness
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