Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 12:50:19 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net> To: rdmurphy@acs.bu.edu Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Printer and modem recommendations? Message-ID: <199601171950.MAA09016@rocky.sri.MT.net> In-Reply-To: <199601171921.OAA95988@acs3.bu.edu> References: <199601171921.OAA95988@acs3.bu.edu>
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> 1) low end (less than $500.) laser printers > > 2) cheap 28.8k modems Whle folks may disagree with me, I've had *really* good luck with the USR Sportsters, and they are pretty cheap. You can get the white ones (w/out voice mail) for $210 from MicroSystemsWarehouse, which is a good deal. > My sense from looking at the mail archive is that GDI (I think) > printers such as the HP 5L are not compatible with FreeBSD. Is > this true? Are there any reasonable alternatives? What gives you the idea that this printer wouldn't work? Does it use a Parallel port and/or a serial port, which are both supported under FreeBSD? Nate
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