michaela@iscuva.UUCP (Michael Albo) (01/20/87)
I own a Panasonic 1091 printer and have been trying to print some pictures using both DEGAS and DEGAS ELITE. If I attempt a normal screen dump (ALT-Help) I have no problem and get a normal vertical picture. However, if I try to print the picture from the program, I get approximately 1/5 of a screen and the printer locks up and a message appears on the screen telling me that the printer is not responding. I have no problem printing text but cannot get passed this situation when dumping a horizontal print of a picture. I have 520ST w/1 meg upgrade and have had absolutely no problems until now. My system was purchased in Oct. 1985. Does anyone out there have a clue as what the problem could be. Any response would be appreciated. thanks in advance - Michael Albo ISC Systems Corp. Spokane, Washington 99206
FRAJKOR@CARLETON.CA (01/10/90)
Ok, if someone can think of an answer to this one I will
be forever grateful, if not generous.
One day, my 1040ST started printing nothing but garbage
when hooked up to EITHER of my two printers, Canon PW1156
and HP DEskjet. Through EITHER of two buffers.
Both printers, through either buffer, work with a
Commodore 128 and an IBM-type portable. So no problems with
printers, cables, buffers. Must be in tthe computer.
I took it to the dealers. It printed fine. Must be the
software. I brought down my software. It printed fine. I brought
down EVERYTHING. It printed fine. I brought home everything. It
prints garbage. I am at my wits end and do not feel like lugging
my system to the dealers everytime I want to write to my mummy.
Is it possible that the level of AC current in my home is
at fault, and one bit in one chip somewhere is so weak it does not
flip? Is it possible that electrical interference somewhere in
my home can do this? I can't figure out why it began to do this
all of a sudden when I have changed nothing.
There is nothing in my manuals about how to deal with demonic
possession.depeche@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca (Sam Alan EZUST) (01/11/90)
In article <900109.20154976.014763@CU.CP6> "FRAJKOR/ATARISTUFF"%CARLETON.CA@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU writes: > [weird printer problems] my mail to you bounced so here it is in public... ----- Transcript of session follows ----- Connected to musocs: >>> DATA <<< 550 <%CARLETON.CA@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU>... User unknown 554 %CARLETON.CA@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU... Remote protocol error ----- Unsent message follows ----- To: "FRAJKOR/ATARISTUFF"%CARLETON.CA@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU Subject: Re: Printer problems When you bring your computer into the shop, do you also bring your printer CABLE?!?!?!? If they use their own at the store and it works fine, and you are using yours and it doesn't, you can BET that is the problem. Printer cables sometimes get broken connections after long time of use. -- S. Alan Ezust depeche@calvin.cs.mcgill.ca McGill University School of Computer Science - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
ROEDERT@ARIZVM1.BITNET (Timothy Roeder) (01/11/90)
In article <900109.20154976.014763@CU.CP6> FRAJKOR/ATARISTUFF, etc. writes: >[stuff deleted] > One day, my 1040ST started printing nothing but garbage >when hooked up to EITHER of my two printers, Canon PW1156 >and HP DEskjet. Through EITHER of two buffers. > >[stuff deleted] > > I took it to the dealers. It printed fine. Must be the >software. [stuff deleted] It printed fine. <etc.> > > Is it possible that the level of AC current in my home is >at fault, and one bit in one chip somewhere is so weak it does not >flip? I don't think that this is too likely, though I suppose it is possible. > Is it possible that electrical interference somewhere in >my home can do this? This, I think, is the more likely culprit. I remember reading an article in BYTE magazine some years ago where Jerry Pournelle was having similar problems. After going through serious contortions (much the same as you have) he decided to try shielding his parallel printer cable(s). After he had taken such steps to minimize electrical interference, the problems that he had simply vanished as mysteriously as they had begun. > There is nothing in my manuals about how to deal with demonic >possession. If THIS is the problem, as I can suggest is that you get your system blessed by a Priest! ;-) I hope this info will be of some use to you. Timothy Roeder Internet: troeder@mis.arizona.edu -- Bitnet: roedert@arizvm1.bitnet "Gorge, guzzle, and wench, for tomorrow we get gutted!"