29 Dec
2001
29 Dec
'01
12:07 p.m.
I have a NeXT color printer.
From what I know about NeXT printers, none of them are
PostScript. The
NeXT printers are similar to monitors or a 'display
device', in that the
Display PostScript engine in the operating system is the same engine
that handles printing. This would make the use of a NeXT printer on a
PC require a filter, which I don't beleive exists. Both of the
centronics ports on the printer are SCSI. I've never seen one that has
a parellel port.
The printer is interesting to say the least. If you pop the cover off,
you'll see how complicated these early inkjet printers were. There's a
maze of tubing running all of the printer through all kinds of pumps and
reserviours to move the ink. I've rebuilt mine from the ground up, and
I can tell you it's not an easy task. I had to do this because there
was ink that had dried in the lines. It's amazing these printers
actually work.
Jeffrey H. Ingber (jhingber _at_ ix.netcom.com)
On Sat, 2001-12-29 at 20:34, Louis Schulman wrote:
Today I picked up a NEXT Color Printer in a thrift
shop. From what I have found, it is a PostScript color
printer using a Cannon Bubblejet engine, with a SCSI interface (altough it appears to
have a standard LPT
Centronics interface as well). It is Model N2005. It has the extremely interesting
serial number of
ACS-00000017.
The machine, aside from being dusty, is like new.
I don't have a NEXT system, and I have not tried hooking it up to my PC (yet). Does
anyone know if this will
work (using a generic PS driver)?
In any event, if this is the NEXT item on your list to complete your NEXT system, I would
be happy to
discuss a deal.
Louis