Msg: 3420 *Conference*

11-21-92 12:56:37

From: HOWARD WAGGNER

To : RICHARD HANSON

Subj: PRINTERS

 GOOD DAY SIR, I HAVE PICKED UP A NEW PRINTER.. A PANASONIC KX-P2123(I DID
'CAUSE THIS WAS CHEAP AND THE PRINT LOOKED GOOD AND MY OLD DIE-HARD DAISY WHEEL
II TEMPORARILY BIT IT) ANY WAY..A LOT OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE I GOT MY
LAST PRINTER  WOW! MY DAISY WHEEL HAD 32 PAGES OF INSTRUCTIONS AND THAT
INCLUDED SCHEMATICS..THIS HAS A COUPLE HUNDRED PAGES AND VERY FEW PICTURES!
(THE ONES IN IT ARE NOT VERY GOOD AT ALL). MY QUESTION IS.......WHAT DO
I-ME-MYSELF NEED TO DO TO MAKE THIS PRINTER ECHO FROM MY 100 TERMINAL MODE..IT
KEEPS SLAMMING ITS HEAD AGAINST THE WALL AND THEN FREEZING UP...HELP (BUT, DARN
IT, IT LOOKS REAL NEAT WITH LIGHTS AND WHISTLES AND BELLS.....)...IS ANYONE OUT
THERE FAMILIAR WITH DAISYWHEEL PROBLEMS? MINE SUDDENLY(IN THE MIDDLE OF A LOT
OF COPIES OF A SINGLE DOCUMENT) STARTED MISSING CHARACTERS AND SOMETIMES
MISSING SPACES BETWEEN LETTER. YES, THE PRINTWHEEL DIDN'T LOOK HAPPY BEFORE THE
LETTER 'J' WAS VICIOUSLY RIPPED OFF THE WHEEL(I TOO WAS HORRIFIED)...ALSO I
PICKED UP A DISK+ PROGRAM FROM THE GOOD PEOPLE AT PCSG...THIS IS A USEFULL
THING. I FEEL LIKE MY MEMORY JUST MULTIPLIED LIKE I DIDN'T THINK POSSIBLE! ALL
I NEED NOW IS THAT NEAT NEW TOY FROM BILL GATES....AH LIFE IS SWEET FOR 100
USERS..