Centronics interface on 3b2

[Joe Ziegler]

In article <1990Sep18.213122.16908 at eci386.uucp>, woods at eci386.uucp (Greg A. Woods) writes:
] In article <39168 at unix.cis.pitt.edu> slimick at unix.cis.pitt.edu (John C Slimick) writes:
] > I recently replaced an AT&T 479 printer with
] > a Panasonic printer on our 3b2/400. The problem:
] > Centronics line 14 is always low coming from the 3b2.
] > Panasonic assumes that if centronics line 14
] > (auto-line feed) is low, it should add a LF
] > after every CR. Result: double spaced print outs.
] 
] I once had similar problems with a NEC-860 "laser" and an NCR Tower-32.
] The solution was to either cut line 14, or cross connect it somewhere
] else, though I don't remember the exact details.
] -- 
] 						Greg A. Woods
] 
] woods@{eci386,gate,robohack,ontmoh,tmsoft}.UUCP
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Seems like a lot of work.  Why not just edit the interface program
(It's somewhere in /usr/spool/lp.) and add a line like 'stty -ocrnl'?
If you need to know specifics, send me mail and I'll look it up in my
manual when I'm back at work.

		Joe Ziegler
		AT&T Bell Laboratories
		West Long Branch, New Jersey
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