From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 4 11:53:50 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA22491 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 11:53:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from sbservices.com (relay.sbservices.com [207.51.66.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA22484 for ; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 11:53:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ChrisMic@sbservices.com) Received: from thoth.sbservices.com (root@thoth.sbservices.com [199.174.17.20]) by sbservices.com (8.8.6/8.8.6) with ESMTP id OAA26118; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 14:54:41 -0500 (EST) Received: from site2s1.sbservices.com (site2.sbservices.com [169.2.160.40]) by thoth.sbservices.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id OAA17771; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 14:50:52 -0500 (EST) Received: by site2s1 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) id ; Wed, 4 Nov 1998 14:53:26 -0500 Message-ID: <29C83908FF4FD2118D2C00A0C90FCB440873C6@site2s1> From: Christopher Michaels - SSG To: "'Steve Friedrich'" , akn@airmail.hobl.lucent.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Is there any support for HP PPA based inkjet printers? Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 14:53:23 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2232.9) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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