[mod.computers.laser-printers] QMS 1200 problems

Kent_Wada@UBC.MAILNET (11/27/86)

Any QMS 1200 owners out there? We have been experiencing
difficulties since we upgraded our 1200 to QUIC 3.2/firmware 2.91
(from QUIC 3.0/firmware 2.55). In particular, certain jobs
containing font-downloading or bitmap operations now cause the
printer to hang, often with a code of FF (system failure) displayed
on the LED panel. We require the fixes in the 3.2 upgrade for our
TeX support, but cannot afford to have jobs of other types fail.
QMS, through our local representative, have not yet found a
solution.

Also, we'd like to have the more commonly used TeX fonts resident on
EPROMs. Our local rep is currently investigating the possibilities
(QMS has apparently not done this before)... but has anyone had
experience with this?

Any info would be appreciated!

Kent Wada
University of British Columbia Computing Centre

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