Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 08:08:56 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net> To: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: any advice before I buy a printer for FreeBSD? Message-ID: <20021125070856.GA20039@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <200211242219.31033.dkelly@HiWAAY.net> References: <20021124194520.A24648@mail.hitmedia.com> <200211242219.31033.dkelly@HiWAAY.net>
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On Sun, Nov 24, 2002 at 10:19:31PM -0600, David Kelly wrote: > On Sunday 24 November 2002 09:45 pm, BSD baby wrote: > > Any advice before I buy a printer for FreeBSD? > > > > I'm finally going to get a printer for my FreeBSD devbox this week. > > > > Are they all pretty much FreeBSD-compatible? > > or is there some spec I need to look for? > > > > I assume parallel port is still the way to go > > or is USB really ready on FreeBSD? > > The most painless way to print within FreeBSD is with a Postscript > printer which speaks lpd protocol on ethernet. > Sadly this is quite an expensive way. Avoid so called Windows printers, although some of them can be made to work, they are a pain in the neck since they rely on custom drivers. It may not be obvious when you look at a printer box and/or glossy whether it is one of these animals, so check in the usual places. Epson's are generally a good bet (although not all of them). I have no problems with USB support, and in fact many printers do come with both USB and Parallell ports so you can hedge your bets that way. I asked the list about PS printers the other day, I knew they should all work without problem but I wanted to see it in writing :). But since a PS printer is a very intelligent device, really a specialised computer with a Risc processor, they may require a second mortgage to buy .. luckily someone is going to sell me a second hand one :) -- Regards Cliff Sarginson The Netherlands [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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