>I own an Apple IIe with an Image Writer Printer. My >recent printouts have had commas "," print out like periods, and >lower case "p"'s have the stems missing. It sounds like your print head is going bad. Fortunately, these can be replaced. First, though, I'd see if cleaning the pins with alcohol would do something. -- Alex Albright, 73301.2077@compuserve.com