Re: Houston - We have a problem!!!!

[Adam Tauno Williams <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Let's say I'm *NOT* having fun here.

Printers never work when you REALLY need they too.
 
>OK, I go to print out the transparencies for tonights presentation
>and can't find the driver disk for my thermal injet printer. (Alps MD-1000)

Driver Disk!!! Tsck, Tsck, Tsck... we all know what that means. ;)  
 
>Not a problem, I try to go to there website (www.alpsusa.com) Website
>is down!
>Bottom line, I can't print the transparencies!!!!

http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=240137

>   Question: Can you run transparency sheets through a laser printer? I
>literally don't know.... Anyone happen to know?

Yes, mostly.  Depends on the transparencies that you bought,  it should say
something on the box.  I print them in my IBM4019 but I have to throw the little
lever that makes them go straight through (vs. coming out the top in the paper
tray) or they jam.