[H-GEN] ink jet printer

[Rick Phillips]

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Tony Bilbrough wrote:

[inkjet printers]

> Is there any particular make / model that is recognised as good for
> Linux?
> or will this request cause some sort of flame war, like the vi and ed
> one?

>Unless you like Inkjet Cartridge Extortion, I wouldn't bother. You can
>get a decent postscript-talking network-aware laserprinter for
>reasonable rates these days - check out everythinglinux.com.au, for
>example, or scout about ebay.com.au.

Robert is right here - I have run Mandrake 8.2 to Kyocera FS1010 without
problems (our sell price delivered Bne is $710 incl ) another to consider
is the Brother HL1040 ($640).  The OKI 8Z is a lovely inexpensive
LED printer but it is essentially a Win printer with DOS emulation (whatever
that is - $425).  I would need to try it before I could recommend it.

Rick

>I object to having to pay $70 for a (often half-filled) cartridge, and I
>refuse to fill the damn things myself. Inkjet printer cartridges are now
>prime fodder for the same carpetbaggers who used to flog cheap floppies.

>Furthermore, only Microworld Basic v 5.22 has any merit as a programming
l>anguage. You may now set follow-ups accordingly.

> cheers Tony Bilbrough

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