Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 14:53:23 -0500 From: Christopher Michaels - SSG <ChrisMic@sbservices.com> To: "'Steve Friedrich'" <SteveFriedrich@Hot-Shot.com>, akn@airmail.hobl.lucent.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Is there any support for HP PPA based inkjet printers? Message-ID: <29C83908FF4FD2118D2C00A0C90FCB440873C6@site2s1>
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To my understanding, the 72xC isn't a "windows printer" but on the same token, has no internal fonts what-so-ever, and therefore will not work with out some level of software support. -Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Friedrich [SMTP:SteveFriedrich@Hot-Shot.com] > Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 7:34 PM > To: akn@airmail.hobl.lucent.com; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Is there any support for HP PPA based inkjet printers? > > On Tue, 03 Nov 1998 12:50:49 -0500, Ashok K Naik wrote: > > >I have a HP deskjet 720C printer which is based on its Printing > Performance > >Architecture (PPA). Is there any driver support for this printer? > > It appears to me that this model is one of HP's infamous "WinPrinters". > See > http://www.pandi.hp.com/pandi-db/dds_data_sheet.show?p_model_no=C5870A&p > > _prod_type_id=6&p_model=DeskJet720C > > pay particular attention to: > > The HP DeskJet 720C is designed for Microsoftr Windowsr3.1x, Windows95 > and WindowsrNT 4.0 operating systems > > and > > Minimum System Requirements: > For Microsoft Windows 3.1x or Windows 95: 80486 CPU, > 66 MHz, 8 > MB RAM (16 MB recommended). > For Windows NT 4.0: 80486 CPU, 66 MHz, 16 MB RAM. > > This probably means one of two things: > 1. It's one of HP's infamous "WinPrinters". > or > 2. They only give you drivers/support for these platforms. > > I'd bet money on #1. And if that's the case, I call HP and raise HELL > if they didn't put that ALL OVER the outside of the box!! And, since I > live in the US, where we have a Federal Trade Commision (I know how > ineffective they've been), I'd call them and speak of fraudulent > products. > How are you going to complain about "fraudlent products" when it clearly states that the minimum system requirements include WINDOWS? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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