Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 10:10:38 -0800 (PST) From: Craig Shaver <craig@ProGroup.COM> To: "James A. Abercromby II" <j.abercromby@pn.nettuno.it> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG, "Craig W. Shaver" <craig@progroup.com>, avi890k1@pn.nettuno.it Subject: Re: Printer Support Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10001241001440.64456-100000@cod.progroup.com> In-Reply-To: <388C8287.46FA0418@pn.nettuno.it>
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, James A. Abercromby II wrote: > My gool ol Canon BJC-210 is finally starting to crap out on me and I > need a new/or refurbished ink/bubblejet print for a cheap price (100-200 > > bucks) that will be supported under both linux and freebsd. I have been using the epson 600 (800 series is good to go too) for graphics work on a freebsd server. Using ghostscript too. The printer was about $179 at Fry's about a year ago. Should be pleny of these out there, and they work great. The cartridges are expensive. > > I do alot of stuff under LaTeX/TeX, postscript/ghostscript etc. etc. > > I read the Linux Hardware HOWTO/FreeBSD Handbook on printer support > and they only really say to make sure that it will be supported by > ghostscript etc. etc. Do a search on the epson printers and you should be able to track down specifics for epson and ghostscript. I forget where I got my info, but I think it was related to a ghostscript thread in one of the ghostscript docos. > > Unfortunately the only printers that seem to be listed in the Linux > Hardware HOWTO were older models that are hard to find now-not much > seems to available (I wonder if the author writing the howto is still > showing out of date info. At any rate the Freebsd handbook didn't > really list any printers. Linux Sux! ;) FreeBSD does not care. They really only care if it is parallel or serial or usb or networked. > > On the FreeBSD side I will check out the FreeBSD FAQ next. > > > If anyone could point me in the right > direction/experience/insight/info I would be greatly appreciative > > I already went to www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/ and it lists > alot of printers for that work inkjet wise > but.... quess what...the best printer there is BJC-210 > you really can't buy this anywhere brand new... > but found some on ebay > > I want to hear first hand FreeBSD experience with what printers people > are using now. > > Please reply to: > avi890k1@pn.nettuno.it > james.abercromby@aviano.af.mil > --- Craig Shaver, Productivity Group POB 60458 Sunnyvale, CA 94088 (650)390-0654 http://www.progroup.com/ mailto:craig@progroup.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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