From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Feb 16 17:36: 4 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from duey.wolves.k12.mo.us (duey.wolves.k12.mo.us [207.160.214.9]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0BF21137C for ; Tue, 16 Feb 1999 17:35:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us) Received: from duey.wolves.k12.mo.us (cdillon@duey.wolves.k12.mo.us [207.160.214.9]) by duey.wolves.k12.mo.us (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA02593; Tue, 16 Feb 1999 19:35:18 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us) Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 19:35:18 -0600 (CST) From: Chris Dillon To: Kam Kwan Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, kam@sourcee.com Subject: Re: HP DeskJet 880C Printer. In-Reply-To: <19990216065619.11154.rocketmail@send104.yahoomail.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 On Mon, 15 Feb 1999, Kam Kwan wrote: > Hi there, > > Before I purchase the HP DeskJet 880C color printer, I would like > to know if FreeBSD 3.0-Stable would support it or not. If not, is > there any other way I can possibly get those two things to work > together or should I forget about getting that printer and if so, > would you have any recommendation as to what other color inkjet > printer I can get that would work with FreeBSD 3.0-Stable? FreeBSD itself doesn't particularly care what kind of printer you have. The best printers to use with just about any system are ones that understand Postscript, but those generally don't come cheap. If your printer does not understand Postscript (which the HP 800 series do not.. I have an 870Cse here... works great), you can install a utility such as GhostScript (in the FreeBSD ports/packages) which handles Postscript rendering for many different types of non-postscript printers. By the way, where are you getting an 880? All I can find are 890's for around $400. -- Chris Dillon - cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us - cdillon@inter-linc.net /* FreeBSD: The fastest and most stable server OS on the planet. For Intel x86 and compatibles (SPARC and Alpha under development) ( http://www.freebsd.org ) */ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message