Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:33:05 +0200 From: "C. P. Ghost" <cpghost@cordula.ws> To: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: OT: printer, our cups port, and is-there-a-generic-laser? Message-ID: <BANLkTinp77D4ixvUCwTkAsjREyQ2BajzAQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20110616062806.GA5194@thought.org> References: <20110616062806.GA5194@thought.org>
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On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 8:28 AM, Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> wrote:
>
> we had a power out here this morning and besides it costing most of
> my day, it blew out my Brother laser printer. =A0i just got it working
> FINALLY with our cups stuff. =A0don't asked me how; other than i was
> using our olden lpr/lpd and had /etc/printcap.
>
> is there a laser other than the brother {tm}? =A0i mean, that the
> members of this org would go for?
At home, I'm using an HP LaserJet 1320 over USB on FreeBSD
with CUPS. I understand that the networked version would be
even easier to install and use, but the 1320 was what I got, and
it's okay for light non-commercial use. Of course, with native
Postscript support (I've upgraded the RAM on the unit so that
it prints very complex graphics faster, but that's not strictly
necessary).
BTW, I fully agree with Polytropon: those old HP LaserJet 4000s
are absolutely GREAT, even if used. It's a shame that they don't
make 'em anymore: they were simply too good and didn't comply
with the current standard of crappiness, cheap plastics and badly
engineered trays etc... so obviously, they had to go. :-(
-cpghost.
--=20
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