> I am using lpd sources from december 11, and have noticed that when i print
> something, it prints very slowly (it will print a line, and will wait about
> ten seconds, then will print another line, etc, until the job is complete)
> The reason this is very strange is because in previous times, I do remember
> the same printer (A citizen 200 dot matrix) functioning at full speed on 
> netbsd.
> 
> I have attached my printcap file.  I am using a 486, netbsd 1.1 sources
> from the march 30th tarballs.
> 
> --- /etc/printcap ---
> #       @(#)printcap    5.3 (Berkeley) 6/30/90
> 
> lp|local line printer:\
>         :lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/lpd:
> #       :lp=/dev/lpt0:sd=/var/spool/lpd:lf=/var/log/lpd-errs:
> ---------------------


Use the interuptless lp - lpa0, instead of lpt0.  I like making a link
from /dev/printer to whereever (/dev/lpa0, in this case), so you don't
have to change every program - only the link.


Jeff Thieleke