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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?

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