Greetings,
Been in the computer/printer/copier repair biz for 40+ years. Started out working on WU Model 33's and DEC's. Installed a lot of Novell back in the day, ran cables, repaired dot matrix, line, chain, dw, inkjet, laser, band, and pretty much anything that could put a mark on the page - including IBM Selectrics. Took a hiatus for a while to write a dozen novels and tour around the country, but kept my hand in repair due to the fact that my wife is a tech as well, and I would sometimes drop by her shop and work on some things I had experience on that she and her other techs didn't. Fixed printers, etc, for friends like we all do. A few years back my wife took over as Service Manager where we both currently work and she needed a tech so she convinced me to come back fully into the fold instead of just tinkering whenever I felt like it. Re-upped my certs, took training on all the new stuff, and here I am, fixing printers and copiers full time again. Like just about anyone some days I hate it, some days I love it. Also like just about anyone else in this biz I get along better with the machines than I do the end users.
Long and short, I've perused the forum a few times in the past when I've had a head scratcher, so thought I should join up just in case I can return the favor for someone else on something I've seen and have a fix for.
MRS
Been in the computer/printer/copier repair biz for 40+ years. Started out working on WU Model 33's and DEC's. Installed a lot of Novell back in the day, ran cables, repaired dot matrix, line, chain, dw, inkjet, laser, band, and pretty much anything that could put a mark on the page - including IBM Selectrics. Took a hiatus for a while to write a dozen novels and tour around the country, but kept my hand in repair due to the fact that my wife is a tech as well, and I would sometimes drop by her shop and work on some things I had experience on that she and her other techs didn't. Fixed printers, etc, for friends like we all do. A few years back my wife took over as Service Manager where we both currently work and she needed a tech so she convinced me to come back fully into the fold instead of just tinkering whenever I felt like it. Re-upped my certs, took training on all the new stuff, and here I am, fixing printers and copiers full time again. Like just about anyone some days I hate it, some days I love it. Also like just about anyone else in this biz I get along better with the machines than I do the end users.
Long and short, I've perused the forum a few times in the past when I've had a head scratcher, so thought I should join up just in case I can return the favor for someone else on something I've seen and have a fix for.
MRS
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