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The Question is: We had a MicroVax 3100/80 and a Printer LF01R to prin color Graphics. When we changed to one AlphaServer 800 5/500 it doesn't more worked. What to do? We have dot prit LA75 to print texts with semigraphics border, but this printer is old and I change by one HP laser printer (cheaper) what printer to install and how to do it? Thanks, Valnei The Answer is : In isolation, the problem statement phrase "doesn't work" is completely and entirely impossible for the OpenVMS Wizard to answer. Fire, flood, defenestration, and insufficient electrical power (eg: "is it plugged in?") can all cause an electronic device to "not work". If you wish a response, the specification of explicit details of the problem is mandated. Both the LA75 series and LF01R ColorMate series are very old serial printers. That said, the OpenVMS Wizard would expect both to continue to work on an AlphaServer 800 series system, and can thus only assume that there is a serial wiring, hardware or queue configuration, or power problem. Please see the existing discussions of printers and connecting and operating (third-party) printers on OpenVMS here in the Ask The Wizard area. Also see the discussions on modems, since the concepts and wiring requirements are largely similar. Also please see the OpenVMS System Manager's Manual: Essentials manual and/or the OpenVMS documentation website. For details of pinouts and of serial wiring, please see the OpenVMS FAQ. Use of a DCPS-supported Postscript printer (via a NIC) is a more recent and more flexible approach to printing and is generally recommened, though a directly-connected serial printer should also continue to operate. For details on DCPS printing, please first see the DCPS Software Product Descrition (SPD) for the list of the supported printers.
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