Subject: HPLaser 3 and ETP

From: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1991 14:45:35 BST

A friend in this Department has bought the ETP Chinese DTP Programme
intending to use it with a her HPLaser 3 printer. We've finally got the
ETP programme running but are having difficulties with the printing. In
addition  to the ET DH24 character generating board the suppliers sent,
without documentation, two boards marked Unitech Laserfast. One is an
interface board for the HP's optional I/O slot the other fits in the
expansion slots of the PC. The former carries a 4 way DIP switch the
latter an 8 way DIP switch. We have connected them with the supplied
lead. We have some driver software and a sample batch file for loading it.
We've tried all this but we can't get the HP to recognise that it has
an optional interface board fitted and we certainly can't get anything to
print. To make matters more complicated I don't understand Chinese and
my friend doesn't understand the technicalities of computers. As you
can imagine I don't fancy working through all those DIP Switches
on a trial and error basis. So please is there anyone on the list
with any experince of using the Laserfast boards with ETP?
                                           Peter J. Nix
                                           Dept. of East Asian Studies
                                           University of Leeds
                                           0532-332580
                                           [email-masked]
                                           MUS6PJN%UK.AC.LEEDS@UKACRL