The original query was:
>
> I'm looking for the possibility to connect a HP Deskjet 500C to the
> parallel port on the Sbus card (video port has a SPARCprinter connected)
> and drive it via Newsprint 2.0 under SunOS 4.1.3.
> Can anybody direct me to the Newsprint Archive where I can grab the
> stuff needed to drive the HP DJ 500C? Thanks much.
>
first, many thanks for replying to my question to:
pjb@23kgroup.com (Paul J. Bell)
"Michael (M.A.) Meystel" <MEYSTMA%DUVM.BITNET@CEARN.BITNET>
tim@otis.hssc.scarolina.edu (Tim White)
nrd@lenti.med.umn.edu
george@bio-medical-physics.aberdeen.ac.uk ("g.cameron")
Ron Russell <Ronald.C.Russell@ag.auburn.edu>
David Sansom <david@camscan.co.uk>
Brett M Hogden <hogden@rge.com>
Ted Rodriguez-Bell <ted@ssl.Berkeley.EDU>
the most informative message came from Tim White, he wrote:
> From tim@otis.hssc.scarolina.edu Mon Oct 25 13:20:40 1993
>
> Sun operates a NeWSprint mail server with several drivers archived.
> One of which is ....
>
>> DeskJet500C.handlerpackage
>> 299999 NeWSprint 2.0 handler for an HP DeskJet 500C
>> (Executables for use with 2.0 NeWSprint only)
>
> The mail address is np-archive@Sun.COM. If you send email to np-archive
> with the first line of mail( Not the Subject line ) saying 'send NeWSprint-
> ers DeskJet500C.handlerpackage' you will get the driver you want. FYI there
> is a newer version of NeWSprint out for 4.1.3( 2.1 ). I think this has many
> bug fixes in it. The note at np-archive mentions the driver is for 2.0. By
> the way, it appears the archive is NOT updated very often. I've send mail
> to the np-archive list manager and never received a response.
>
> Also I think you should summarize to the sun-managers list about the np-
> archive. Other administrators may find it of interest.
>
Tim further added the output from the 'help' command which I leave out
here; anybody interested can send a request to np-archive@Sun.COM with
the body of the message containing a line starting with help. The server
does understand four commands: help, index, send and path. Please note:
the file server does not respond to requests from users named "root",
"system", "daemon", or "mailer." This is to prevent mail loops.
>
> output from 'index NeWSprinters'
>===========================================================================
>Index of NeWSprinters from NeWSprint Archive Service
> (updated Dec 11 1992 NeWSprinters/Index)
>-------------------------------------------------------
>Name Bytes Description
>------------- ------ -----------
>Epson.handlerpackage
> 293308 NeWSprint handler for epson printers
> (includes source and executables)
>CanonBJ.handlerpackage
> 221882 NeWSprint handler for canon bj printer
> (includes source and executables)
>PostScript-Sun3.handlerpackage
> 59608 NeWSprint handler for a PostScript
> printer (attached to a Sun3, executables only)
>TEK4693DX.handlerpackage
> 100766 NeWSprint handler for a TEK 4693 DX
> (Executables for use with 1.0 NeWSprint only)
>TEKphaserIISX.handlerpackage
> 111314 NeWSprint handler for a TEK Phaser IISX
> (Executables for use with 1.0 NeWSprint only)
>PaintJet.handlerpackage
> 299009 NeWSprint 2.0 handler for an HP PaintJet
> (Executables for use with 2.0 NeWSprint only)
>DeskJet500C.handlerpackage
> 299999 NeWSprint 2.0 handler for an HP DeskJet 500C
> (Executables for use with 2.0 NeWSprint only)
>
>==============================================================================
>Tim White University of South Carolina
>tim@otis.hssc.scarolina.edu Humanities and Social Sciences Laboratory
>(803)-777-7840 Columbia, S.C. 29208
>
One important point was made by Brett M Hogden; he wrote:
> From hogden@rge.com Wed Oct 27 20:10:17 1993
>
> I've never hooked one up in such a manner, but the djc printer class
> that I managed to wrangle out of a Sun engineer I've made available
> for anonymous FTP in ftp.rpi.edu:/pub/printing/NeWSprint or
> thereabouts. Note: make sure that your HANDLER_INTERFACE is correct, in the
> <spooldir>/.param file that gets created -- I seem to recall someone
> else trying to set up a similar installation and the add_np_printer
> utilitiy didn't get the proper interface there.
>
> Brett M Hogden, Unix Network Systems Programmer, Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.
> Internet: brett@rge.com Vox: +1 716 724 8218 Fax: +1 716 771 2872
> Member, League for Programming Freedom Ask: lpf@uunet.uu.net
> Member, Electronic Frontier Foundation Ask: eff@eff.org
One other way around the HANDLER_INTERFACE in the .param file is to
rename the untar'ed file from "DeskJet500C" to "djc" prior running the
add_np_printer script.
I was able to successfully install the "DeskJet500C.handlerpackage" on
an IPX running SunOS 4.1.3; the printer has been connected thru the
parallel port of the Video-Sbus-card. Newsprint Revision was 2.0C.
The driver does not work, as far as I can see, under SunOS 4.1.2 even if
the Newsprint Release 2.0C is used; it complains on a missing
"libspool.so.1" (although no such file exists in the SunOS 4.1.3 machine
the driver successfully runs on). As my basic problem is solved I have
no plans to chase this problem further.
As I have no Newsprint Release 2.1 around I was not able to test wether
the driver would/could run with this newer version of Newsprint.
Wolfgang Wetz, Systems Manager
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