Date   : Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:29:58 +0100
From   : dl.harper@... (David Harper)
Subject: Printer Cable

AlembicPrs@... wrote:

> I've tried printing from Wordwise, and from View, and direct with VDU
> codes, etc. And have sent CR and LF codes, but still can't get it to LF
> at end of the line. As I had no problem with a Laserjet III (before that
> gave up thre ghost), I presume it is something to do with how the
> Laserjet 1500 works. There aren't any dip switches, that I know of -
> that would have been too easy. I guess it is expecting everything to be
> set by software, and the drivers only claim to work for Windows and
> Mac OS.

It might be worth trying it connected to a PC booted directly into DOS. (Not
a DOS box within Windows.) Just see whether you can write a PC text file to
it. That might give you an idea of whether the issue is in the printer or
the computer.

David Harper