From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 4 10:27:26 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA05196 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 10:27:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (gdi.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.30]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA05150 for ; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 10:27:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.7/8.8.8) with SMTP id KAA15556; Wed, 4 Feb 1998 10:27:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu) Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 10:27:08 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White Reply-To: Doug White To: Joshua Fielden cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Printer Recommendations... In-Reply-To: <34D681BF.A48DFBBC@thoroweb.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe questions" On Mon, 2 Feb 1998, Joshua Fielden wrote: > ....I have at my disposal a HP DJ 682c, 855c, and Canon 610. I was > wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a "most compatable" printer > for dumping text to. Graphics are a low to non priority (we have PS > network printers). I don't know about the Canon, but the HPs will process carriage returns DOS-style, so you get the stairstep effect unless you send an escape code to change the mode first. I believe that code is in the printing section of the Handbook. I'd hate to waste an 855C on plain text; it's a fast color printer. We have one on our home machine and it cooks. One of the better HPs of the post-500C era. If the Canon doesn't stairstep and is sufficiently fast for you I'd suggest it. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major