lp help needed

[carroll at m.cs.uiuc.edu]

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>Printer problem:
>
>machine: ZEOS 386/20
>os:      Microport SysV/AT rel. 2.4 (I KNOW, I'm saving my money :-))
>printer: Panasonic KXP-1092i, Citizen MSP-10
>port:    /dev/lp1
>
>Problem: the printer prints _excruciatingly_ slowly.
>
>One thing that _is_ really strange is that UNIX prints on lp1, NOT lp0, and
>DOS prints on lpt1:. Does that make sense?

>This problem is driving me NUTS. Anyone have similar experiences?
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Machine: Logix 386/25
OS: ISC 2.0.2 SysV 3.2
Printer: Epson LX-100
Port: /dev/lp1
Card: DFI Hercules/Printer

I have exactly the same behaviour. Printing is very slow, even though the
Epson has it's 2K internal buffer enabled. It never prints more than 2 lines
in one "burst" - i.e., it's silent for multiple seconds, and then it blasts
out a line or two, and then goes back to waiting.

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