I had put it on the cart, in a box for safety, as I hauled everything back to my car. Alas, on a ramp the box toppled off the cart and the printer did a face-first dive onto the concrete.
The damage was too much for the patient to survive.
It was a marvelous printer, speedy and clean. I printed many a manuscript and math contest and kid homework and work document and form on it, and it handled it all with nary a whimper nor a complaint. It was parsimonious with the toner too, something that high-volume people like me always appreciate.
I have purchased its descendant, the HP LaserJet 1005, and if the 1005 is even half the printer the 1012 was it will be a marvelous printer indeed.
Rest in peace, HP LaserJet 1012. Your life was full and mighty.
