Date: Sun, 21 May 2000 19:43:22 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Jerry Dunham <jdunham@fc.net> Cc: Trevor Johnson <trevor@jpj.net>, Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com>, "Heiner [G_tte]" <Heiner.Goette@web.de>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HP Deskjet 720C Message-ID: <20000521194321.B236@parish> In-Reply-To: <200005211829.NAA84620@freeside.fc.net>; from jdunham@fc.net on Sun, May 21, 2000 at 01:29:13PM -0500 References: <Pine.BSI.4.21.0005211330290.17060-100000@blues.jpj.net> <200005211829.NAA84620@freeside.fc.net>
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On Sun, May 21, 2000 at 01:29:13PM -0500, Jerry Dunham wrote: > Trevor Johnson babbled: > > Date: Sun, 21 May 2000 13:31:57 -0400 (EDT) > > From: Trevor Johnson <trevor@jpj.net> > > > >> is it possible to use the HP Deskjet 720C with freebsd? > > > > > > It is one of the early winprinters. There is a project around the 722c > > > on Linux and if it is going to work, this is the way it will be > > > accomplished. See > > > http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/show_printer.cgi?recnum=61536 > > $ cat /usr/ports/print/pbm2ppa/pkg/DESCR > > This software creates output using the PPA (printer performance > > architecture) protocol. This protocol is used by some HP "Windows-only" > > printers, including the HP Deskjet 820C series, the HP DeskJet 720 series, > > and the HP DeskJet 1000 series. It has been tested on all three printers, > > but your personal experience (positive or negative) is very much > > appreciated! > > How does one tell when shopping for used printers which ones are > winprinters and which ones are real printers? Is there a list available > somewhere? My recollection is that the last time I checked freebsd.org > there was a list of some known workable printers, but that left a lot > of the DeskJets as basically unknown. I'm looking back at the handbook > as I type this, and now I can't even find that much, so perhaps I just > imagined it. > HP seem to be particularly good at stating if a printer is a Winprinter. They seem to list compatibility, or not, with Linux for most printers, for example, http://www.hp.com/cposupport/printers/support_doc/bpd06898.html > -- > Jerry Dunham FreeBSD Atarian ordinaire > jdunham@fc.net jerry@dunham.org (512)335-0674 (H) > > E Pluribus Unix > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- ...and on the eighth day God created UNIX ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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