This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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John – Thanks for the very interesting notes on DEC toner, particularly the "first aid" section! I have been told (by NEC) that the NEC toner particle size is so small that it will fly right through a vacuum cleaner bag. They use a special vacuum cleaner to clean NEC-800…
I suspect that this isn't the answer you're looking for, but here goes… Since I always have to make adjustments to imported .EPS frames in Ventura, I've always taken a pragmatic approach to calculating bounding box limits. I print the PS program, get out the ruler, and start measuring from…
Sometimes (rarely) I'll run 5 copies of an empty page through the 890 (with a tiny PostScript program) to clear loose toner. Usually, a good wipedown also does the trick. The culprits are the big, dirty spreader roller and loose particles that fall from the PC cartridge. We need to…
You need to take the 890 back to NEC and let them clean it! I had the same problem with our 890 after it had been transported in a van over a few bumps. The loose toner needs to be vacuumed out, but you don't want to use a household…
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#NEC-890 Recycling
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John – I remembered a suggestion that might also approve NEC-890 print quality. Things always seem to look better (more contrast) when we use extremely smooth papers. Hammermill "Laser Plus", which sells for about $6-7/500 sheets works well. Even better is 80 lb. (offset weight, not bond!) coated semi-gloss paper.…