ISO Laserjet I/II/III firmware - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

13 Aug 2021

On 8/13/21 7:00 PM, cctalk-request at classiccmp.org wrote:
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 Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:10:43 -0400
 From: Ethan Dicks<ethan.dicks at gmail.com>
 To: Al Kossow<aek at bitsavers.org>,  "General Discussion: On-Topic and
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 On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 10:48 AM Al Kossow via cctalk
 <cctalk at classiccmp.org>  wrote:
  I suspect interest in emulating them will die out
once they get past the 68000 models.  I may still have a II, and I definitely still
have at least one
 (functional) III and a 4Si

 I still use my 4M/L all the time - Postscript + LocalTalk + IEEE1284.
 It's a great little printer.

 -ethan 
I have a IIp+ that I got for $2 at a hamfest around 15 years ago... I 
have repaired it several times (most recently, visibly bad electrolytics 
in the switching PS startup circuit). In fact that's the second time the 
power supply has failed - the first time was years ago and I just 
replaced the board. Now it's crinkling the bottom of pages... there used 
to be a kit to fix that.

I love those old "bricks". Although mine is like my grandfather's axe 
(new head and new handle but it's still my grandpa's axe) :)

The trick nowadays is finding toner cartridges that weren't just 
refilled, but actually rebuilt (with a new wiper blade).

-Charles