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From: slerner@sesame.UUCP (Simcha-Yitzchak Lerner)
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Subject: Re: HP ThinkJet?
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Date: Fri, 26-Jul-85 14:20:41 EDT
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> Anyone have any comments on the HP ThinkJet ink-jet printer?
> 
> Dave Sherman
> The Law Society of Upper Canada
> Toronto

I have used one at home for several months.  I am generally very happy
with it, since I can use it at 3AM w/o my wife beating me.

To get the best results, you need to use the short-grain paper that
HP pushes for it, otherwise the ink-drops can get a bit fuzzy.

The print-head is disposable, removing the pain of cloged jets that
most other ink-jet printers have.  The head is finiky.  It will
clog if left unused too long.  The best solution is twofold:
either take a swap w/ alchohol and clean the front of the cartridge,
and then dry with another swab.  If this doesn't do it, put the BACK
of the cartridge in your mouth and gently blow into the vent holes.
This pressure primes the ink when the cartridge is being stubborn.
HP recomentds pushing the ink bag with a paper clip, but I'm afraid
of puncturing it.

Other gripes:
It is 12 pitch, with non-removable 1" margins left&right.  Will
not reverse feed paper at all, has no superscript/subscript or
italic.  If HP was smart, they would do a firmware upgrade...

In perspective, I have found the pluses far outweigh the minuses,
but that will depend a lot on what your needs are...

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