11 Aug
2021
11 Aug
'21
10:57 p.m.
There has been some work going on emulating early Laserwriters in MAME and I was
wondering
if anyone still has boards or firmware dumps from Laserjets.
It seems most have been scrapped.
"nobody collects printers"
11 Aug
11 Aug
11:12 p.m.
On 8/11/2021 10:57 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
"nobody collects printers"
Tossed a couple 2 years ago which were
unloved.? I don't think I have
any in my KC warehouse, but will have my friend there check.
I mainly don't save the Laserjet <anything> because no parts and they
don't run forever.? If there was a way to extend life I didn't practice
it.? Such as recharging the cartridges, etc.
Still have a 10 year old or so HP 2016 laser printer with about 50,000
pages, hardly broken in.
11:23 p.m.
On 8/11/21 11:12 PM, jim stephens via cctalk wrote:
On 8/11/2021 10:57 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
I've never been that interested either, but someone had a curiosity to plug the
firmware into MAME and make it work.
It seems like the early printers are prime targets for people looking for motors so
I'm sure the electronics have
been tossed in the trash.
"nobody collects printers"
Tossed a couple 2 years ago which were
unloved.? I don't think I have any in my KC warehouse, but will have my friend there
check.
I mainly don't save the Laserjet <anything> because no parts and they don't
run forever.
11:29 p.m.
On 8/11/2021 11:23 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
On 8/11/21 11:12 PM, jim stephens via cctalk wrote:
I'll look.? My main point was that the lifetime and usefulness was
further limited most likely to those who can life extend those parts,
which weren't that numerous among us.
I might know where an Apple printer is, but not sure i we took it. The
one with the Laserjet 2 Canon engine.? Not what you're after, but
possibly interesting.
There seems to be a lot of cartridges turning up though.? Those would
probably be interesting as well if you had the emulated engine.
thanks
JIm
On 8/11/2021 10:57 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
I've never been that interested either, but someone had a curiosity to
plug the firmware into MAME and make it work.
It seems like the early printers are prime targets for people looking
for motors so I'm sure the electronics have
been tossed in the trash.
"nobody collects printers"
Tossed a couple 2 years ago which were
unloved.? I don't think I have
any in my KC warehouse, but will have my friend there check.
I mainly don't save the Laserjet <anything> because no parts and they
don't run forever. 
11:38 p.m.
We collect hp laser printers SMECC has? a? 2686a first laser? looking for a lasejet 500
(locally)?think we have first hp color laser propping up a? pile? of? stuff.,?WANTED
LASERJET? 2P????In a message dated 8/11/2021 11:23:11 PM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk
at classiccmp.org writes:?
On 8/11/21 11:12 PM, jim stephens via cctalk wrote:
On 8/11/2021 10:57 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
I've never been that interested either, but someone had a curiosity to plug the
firmware into MAME and make it work.
It seems like the early printers are prime targets for people looking for motors so
I'm sure the electronics have
been tossed in the trash.
"nobody collects printers"
Tossed a couple 2 years ago which were
unloved.? I don't think I have any in my KC warehouse, but will have my friend there
check.
I mainly don't save the Laserjet <anything> because no parts and they don't
run forever. 
12 Aug
12 Aug
12:10 a.m.
At least here in Brazil you can find supplies for HP II and III printers.
Probably for IIp and IIIp...
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Em qui., 12 de ago. de 2021 ?s 04:02, Al Kossow via cctalk <
cctalk at classiccmp.org> escreveu:
On 8/11/21 11:38 PM, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote:
We collect hp laser printers SMECC
Who cares.
It's not like you're capable of ever going to do anything with them
3:10 a.m.
The early ones are in a HP product? display.It is good to have them? represented.?We do
need? paper trays? for our? first HP 2686AHelp??Thanks? Ed Sharpe - Archivist for SMECC?In
a message dated 8/12/2021 12:02:06 AM US Mountain Standard Time, cctalk at classiccmp.org
writes:?
On 8/11/21 11:38 PM, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote:
We collect hp laser printers SMECC
Who cares.
It's not like you're capable of ever going to do anything with them
8:51 a.m.
I mainly don't save the Laserjet <anything>
because no parts and they
don't run forever. If there was a way to extend life I didn't practice
it. Such as recharging the cartridges, etc.
What? I have restored an maintained a number of early LJs. Check eBay for parts and ink.
The newer ones are actually harder to maintain because of all the DRM in the toner
cartridges and poor build quality.
11 Aug
11 Aug
11:30 p.m.
I believe I still have an LJ III and might still have parts from a scrapped
LJ II; I'll have a look.
m
On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 1:57 AM Al Kossow via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
There has been some work going on emulating early
Laserwriters in MAME and
I was wondering
if anyone still has boards or firmware dumps from Laserjets.
It seems most have been scrapped.
"nobody collects printers"
12 Aug
12 Aug
7:18 a.m.
On Wed, 11 Aug 2021 22:57:16 -0700
Al Kossow via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
There has been some work going on emulating early
Laserwriters in
MAME and I was wondering if anyone still has boards or firmware dumps
from Laserjets.
It seems most have been scrapped.
"nobody collects printers"
I recently pulled out a LaserJet IIIp while cleaning up to make space
for a bench to work on things like dumping roms, which I'm already
behind on. Is there 4MV interest as well, btw? I have one of those
also.
7:47 a.m.
On 8/12/21 7:18 AM, James B DiGriz via cctalk wrote:
I recently pulled out a LaserJet IIIp while cleaning
up to make space
Someone gave me a IIIp yesterday. I think one sold at VCF-W over the weekend
I suspect interest in emulating them will die out once they get past the 68000 models.
10:10 a.m.
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
11:19 a.m.
My LaserJet 6MP is still going strong and is my main lab printer. I like it for retro work
because it has AppleTalk capability. I plugged my Mac SE into the network and it
automagically found it! Meanwhile Windows still doesn?t know it?s there unless you put its
nose right on it ;-)
Marc
On Aug 12, 2021, at 10:10 AM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
?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 
3:24 p.m.
My workhorse printer is an HP 5Si/MX. I use it mostly for music and
schematics, since it will do up to double-sided 11x17. You can still find NIB
toner cartridges on Epay, as well as fusers and other parts. It's a beast.
On Thu, 12 Aug 2021, Curious Marc via cctalk wrote:
My LaserJet 6MP is still going strong and is my main
lab printer. I like it for retro work because it has AppleTalk capability. I plugged my
Mac SE into the network and it automagically found it! Meanwhile Windows still doesn?t
know it?s there unless you put its nose right on it ;-)
Marc
Mike Loewen mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us
Old Technology http://q7.neurotica.com/Oldtech/
On Aug 12, 2021, at 10:10 AM, Ethan Dicks via
cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
?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
12:27 p.m.
On Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:10:43 -0400
Ethan Dicks via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 10:48 AM Al Kossow via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
I don't keep it powered up 24/7, even though it has a powersave mode,
but I do use this 4MV fairly regularly. It's needing a minor overhaul
again after 12 or so years since the last one, but it's probably the
most reliable printer I have. +postscript +11x17, +PC&Mac, etc.
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
3:16 p.m.
On 08/12/2021 16:47, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
On 8/12/21 7:18 AM, James B DiGriz via cctalk wrote:
Is there any interest in the firmware dumps for the JetDirect cards?
Some of them also use 68k's IIRC.
I recently pulled out a LaserJet IIIp while
cleaning up to make space
Someone gave me a IIIp yesterday. I think one sold at VCF-W over the
weekend
I suspect interest in emulating them will die out once they get past
the 68000 models.
3:23 p.m.
On 8/12/21 3:16 PM, Zoltan HERPAI wrote:
On 08/12/2021 16:47, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
yes, and pictures of the boards as well
On 8/12/21 7:18 AM, James B DiGriz via cctalk
wrote:
Is there any interest in the firmware dumps for the JetDirect cards? Some of them also
use 68k's IIRC.
I recently pulled out a LaserJet IIIp while
cleaning up to make space
Someone gave me a IIIp yesterday. I think one sold at VCF-W over the weekend
I suspect interest in emulating them will die out once they get past the 68000 models.
13 Aug
13 Aug
7:43 a.m.
On 8/12/21 4:16 PM, Zoltan HERPAI via cctalk wrote:
Is there any interest in the firmware dumps for the
JetDirect cards?
I have no idea what sort of effort it would take to do so, much less how
usable the dumps would be.
That being said, I can see some value in a virtual JetDirect.
Especially if it could emulate an older more capable JetDirect
(multi-protocol) that could be used by something to translate to more
contemporary printing methods; e.g. IPP. It might be an option for
older virtual machines to be able to talk to and print to contemporary
printers.
--
Grant. . . .
unix || die
12 Aug
12 Aug
7:25 a.m.
At 12:57 AM 8/12/2021, you wrote:
There has been some work going on emulating early
Laserwriters in MAME and I was wondering
if anyone still has boards or firmware dumps from Laserjets.
It seems most have been scrapped.
There were software updates for the firmware and I imagine they were
a complete image and not a patch. Did anyone save those?
I saved a 4si PS, a QMS 420 and an Apple Laserwriter. Others
were recycled perhaps only two years ago. One step behind
the wrecking ball or the recycling dumpster as the case may be.
- John
7:44 a.m.
On 8/12/21 7:25 AM, John Foust via cctalk wrote:
One step behind
the wrecking ball or the recycling dumpster as the case may be.
Yup. I started saving Laserwriter bits when their was originally
some interest in emulation a few years ago.
HP used Canon formatters on the LW and LWII, then did their own on the LW III
with more and more HP ASICs on them. They are all 68000 based.
Looks like they switched to i960s or 29000's up through the VI.
12:22 p.m.
On Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:44:27 -0700
Al Kossow via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 8/12/21 7:25 AM, John Foust via cctalk wrote:
Yeah, the 4MV uses an i960. FWIW wrt to the earlier models, The
Printer Works based in Hayward CA sold HP printer parts, including
I/II/III items, and had a nice online catalog with lots of diagrams,
photos, etc. Last visible in Stockton ca. 2018. Waybacking
printerworks.com can be useful:
https://web.archive.org/web/20041114025534/http://www.printerworks.com/Cata…
Looks like they may be defunct now, but maybe carrying on under another
name/new management? Or if not, someone else, hopefully, may have bought
the inventory. Still a number of places selling parts for these,
anyway.
One step behind
the wrecking ball or the recycling dumpster as the case may be.
Yup. I started saving Laserwriter bits when their was originally
some interest in emulation a few years ago.
HP used Canon formatters on the LW and LWII, then did their own on
the LW III with more and more HP ASICs on them. They are all 68000
based. Looks like they switched to i960s or 29000's up through the VI.
12:46 p.m.
On Thu, 12 Aug 2021 07:44:27 -0700
> On 8/12/21 7:25 AM, John Foust via cctalk wrote:
> HP used Canon formatters on the LW and LWII, then did their own on
> the LW III with more and more HP ASICs on them. They are all 68000
> based. Looks like they switched to i960s or 29000's up through the VI.
AFAIK HP did the HPII and HPIII formatters
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12:52 p.m.
On 8/12/21 12:46 PM, Alexandre Souza via cctalk wrote:
AFAIK HP did the HPII and HPIII formatters
https://www.ebay.com/itm/143476807618
8:51 a.m.
There has been some work going on emulating early
Laserwriters in MAME
and I was wondering
if anyone still has boards or firmware dumps from Laserjets.
It seems most have been scrapped.
"nobody collects printers"
I don't know about collect but I have a soft spot for early LaserJets. I have a 4SI
and 4M+ and an original Color LJ. I also have a few Apple LaserWriters (IIgs, 600, maybe
one more).
I have tried to get my hands on an original LJ a couple of times but the deals fell
through and I did get a IIID but before it could be shipped the seller moved warehouses
and it got lost in the move. Frankly if you can't find it locally it is hard to get
them. Sort of like CRTs. If anyone in the LA Area wants to get rid of the following
I'd be interested in giving them a good home:
LJ IIID
LW 8500, Color LW, LW Pro 810
Compaq PageMarq 20 (or even a 15)
IBM 4029
-Ali
1:39 p.m.
The 4si? my last large printer... ah I miss it!??Ed#
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On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 8:50 AM, Ali via cctalk<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
> There has been some work going on emulating early Laserwriters in MAME
and I was wondering
if anyone still has boards or firmware dumps from Laserjets.
It seems most have been scrapped.
"nobody collects printers"
I don't know about collect but I have a soft spot for early LaserJets. I have a 4SI
and 4M+ and an original Color LJ. I also have a few Apple LaserWriters (IIgs, 600, maybe
one more).
I have tried to get my hands on an original LJ a couple of times but the deals fell
through and I did get a IIID but before it could be shipped the seller moved warehouses
and it got lost in the move. Frankly if you can't find it locally it is hard to get
them. Sort of like CRTs. If anyone in the LA Area wants to get rid of the following
I'd be interested in giving them a good home:
LJ IIID
LW 8500, Color LW, LW Pro 810
Compaq PageMarq 20 (or even a 15)
IBM 4029
-Ali
9:09 a.m.
On Aug 11, 2021, at 10:57 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
There has been some work going on emulating early Laserwriters in MAME and I was
wondering
if anyone still has boards or firmware dumps from Laserjets.
It seems most have been scrapped.
"nobody collects printers?
I hope I know the answer, but having said that, I?m really curious as to why they?re
working on the emulation.
The only old Lasers I have are an HP 5mp I bought new, and finally retired this spring
(though I just realized it?s probably still on), and a 5p I was given a few years ago. I
was quite happy to get my VMS Cluster working with a modern HP LaserJet that is *WAY*
faster, and supports duplexing.
Zane
11:10 a.m.
On Aug 12, 2021, at 10:34 AM, Al Kossow via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
On 8/12/21 9:09 AM, Zane Healy wrote:
So they?re not implementing this as a way to enable printing from systems that only
support ancient printer drivers? It looks like Lars was thinking about this the same as
me, and hoping this was the case.
Zane
I?m really curious as to why they?re working on
the emulation.
For the intellectual challenge, and to play with the Postscript interpreter.
4:17 p.m.
I've got a NEC board here with 8 x 27C010 1megabit EPROMs which AFAIK is
the postscript firmware for a NEC laser printer; any interest?
On Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 1:34 PM Al Kossow via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
On 8/12/21 9:09 AM, Zane Healy wrote:
I?m really curious as to why they?re working on
the emulation.
For the intellectual challenge, and to play with the Postscript
interpreter.
9:37 a.m.
Al Kossow wrote:
There has been some work going on emulating early
Laserwriters in MAME
Maybe an emulator for Xerox's XGP could be piggybacked onto that. The
"firmware" is PDP-11 or PDP-6 code from MIT and SAIL. It could be used
to print classical memos written in PUB, TeX, TJ6, Scribe, Bolio, etc.
10:37 a.m.
On 8/12/21 9:37 AM, Lars Brinkhoff via cctalk wrote:
Al Kossow wrote:
Not really. MAME is a great tool for experimenting with the firmware from
old microprocessor-based widgets because it has a fairly powerful debugger
and it has a modular structure for assembling building blocks at the chip level.
There has been some work going on emulating early
Laserwriters in MAME
Maybe an emulator for Xerox's XGP could be piggybacked onto that.
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