APPLE LASERWITER PLUS: pAPER fEED qUESTIONS

[buggie@auriga.unm.edu (stephen e buggie)]

i JUST GOT A USED APPLE LASERWRITER PLUS, made in 1988, with 33,600 
copies made on it so far.  The picture quality looks EXCELLENT.

But it has a problem of paper feeding and jamming.  The self-test page 
comes out normally, then a blank sheet feeds halfway.  When the second 
sheet is pulled, there is a jamup on the feeder.  I have trays for 11" 
and 14" paper.  I am sure that the stack of paper was installed 
correctly, with the corners tucked under the corner-holders.

What is the problem with blank paper feed?  The innards look good --- no 
sign of any tickering.   I _speculate_ that maybe the printer thinks it 
is getting 14" paper and it continues to feed, expecting the longer size.



So far, I have not yet gotten beyond the self-test first sheet. 
I connected a IIC to the serial port (25-pin) but nothing came out.
Today, I note that the serial port on the IIC was set at 1200 baud, while 
the switch on the Laser Writer Plus was set at 9600 baud.  I will repeat 
the attempt to print from the IIC later...

Also, what word processors work best with this printer?   I am happy with 
my NEC spinwriter and my Commodore daisy wheel, and Bank Street Writer 
Plus and Appleworks, but if I connect the laser successfully, maybe I 
better start doing more fonts and graphics...

Please reply to me directly     buggie@unm.edu
as well as publicly to this group.


Stephen Buggie