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Sounds encouraging. Any suggestions of a particular make and model of a suitable inkjet device? Thanks

Hello all, I've been imaging name strips (image attached) for building lobby directories with my trusty old Linotronic L200P, but lost it recently in a move. Does anyone know of a suitable and inexpensive substitute? Perhaps an inkjet printer? I fear an inkjet or laser printer's Dmax might not...

Hello, My 2010 Mac Mini (OS X Lion 10.7.5) died and I replaced it with a newer 2011 Mac Mini running Mountain Lion (10.8.5), and when I attempt to print to my Linotronic RIP 50s and Eagle RIP running Windows XP, for my various Linotronic imagesetters, I get this error message: "The printer you...

I do prepress with my wife and I lost her suddenly. My question is, does anyone know of a web site I can go to for help with my financials? She did everything and I know nothing about writing checks, bookkeeping, tax returns, etc. I launched her Quicken Deluxe 2002 on her Mac Mini (Snow...

I think it is likely the Optical Control Board or... ...the Filter Slide Tray Actuator: Upon startup, the machine errors-out because the Filter Slide Tray fails to move. Here I am performing it manually: Heidelberg told me they have neither part available because this model has been...

Thank you for responding, Peter. I am aware of the Timing Disk in the older L200P but don't see anything like a Filter Wheel Assembly in my L260. Would you mind describing it to me, please? BTW, I saw a YouTube video of your 123ctf film imager and checked-out your link. How are screens and...

Got a "FILTER > TIMEOUT" error message on a Linotronic L260. After turning it on, the spinner motor powers up and then stops at the "INIT RECORDER 3" initialization test. After the error presents itself on the keypad display, the spinner motor de-energizes. It sat 3 years since it was last...

I figured it out. My brand new floppy disks were the culprits. I just kept rewriting them over with my ".image" files on my old Macintosh G4, 1.25GHz mirrored door model (the last one they made which boots natively in OS 9). After several attempts, both my RIPs finally sprang to life. I saved a...

I created a second floppy disk from a brand new box of Verbatim MF 2HD, yet Err1 persists. I will make a third to be absolutely sure that it is not floppy 2 of 6. If the error continues, I will likely buy a 50 pin SCSI-1 Flash Drive designed to emulate a Seagate ST34520N. If that doesn't work...

After formatting the hard drive, the postscript software on floppy disk 2 of 6 errors out with "Err1" (Storage capacity of the hard disk is not sufficient). Suggestions?

And thank you Print Planet. Without your generosity this might not have been possible. Kudos!

Succès! Thank you very, very much! I have been looking for this information for a very long time. The statue, Lafayette, the croissant, pauillac, etc. You have given us so much. I am eternally grateful.

It is proprietary and they have long ago discontinued manufacturing and servicing them. They are a custom, stand-alone enclosure married to a Linotronic imagesetter like the picture I've included. I bought my first Lino in 1990 and just used it to image two jobs. They are incredibly reliable...

Is there a source that sells factory formatted hard drives? Or is there some tech-savvy person who knows how to format a drive for this particular application? Has anyone encountered this problem before? If so, how did you fix it? Does anyone know if there is an adapter to connect a newer...

Yes. I would very much like to know how to format a Linotronic RIP 50 SCSI HD.