Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 08:30:56 -0400 From: Jerry <gesbbb@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Canon printer and TurboPrint Message-ID: <20090528083057.554dca76@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <b79ecaef0905280413v28529afye2037e3c5cb5da0a@mail.gmail.com> References: <20061208042111.GA709@host.my.domain> <fcb5effa0612072325x63b4c62boe0eff1ad3a51ad6b@mail.gmail.com> <23685866.post@talk.nabble.com> <20090524104618.0a62a935@scorpio> <23711563.post@talk.nabble.com> <20090525154816.3cee4b9a@scorpio> <20090526144939.d21275c2.freebsd@edvax.de> <b79ecaef0905270909kd81dabcpf22289b7781c2885@mail.gmail.com> <20090527133706.1a6e4612@scorpio> <b79ecaef0905280413v28529afye2037e3c5cb5da0a@mail.gmail.com>
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--Sig_/e6m3kbH38VNVetCxUwzrCeO Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 28 May 2009 12:13:42 +0100 Chris Rees <utisoft@googlemail.com> wrote: >So you suggest leaving one computer running 'Windows' on solely as a >print server? Is that an efficient use of power, space and hardware? 1) You are assuming it is only one PC. Actually, there are several. 2) Considering FLASH support in FBSD sucks, I find that I regularly need the use of a Win PC. There are also numerous applications that I just do not have available on an X-desktop. While FBSD has many fine uses, primarily in the server department, it is solely lacking as a full service desktop replacement for me. I realize that Xorg is a major cause of that problem, but that is not my concern. By the way, using a headless Win PC as a print server takes up virtually no space, its power consumption is inconsequential, and I am not even sure what other hardware, perhaps a UPS, you are referring to. Considering that I can have any number of printers hooked up easily and get higher print quality, I find it an extremely useful option. For the record, I only have three printers hooked up at my residency at present. Two of them being wireless. Attempting to get them working under FBSD became a real exercise in pain. In Windows, it was a simple two minute operation. If I am at work, and they are willing to pay me to play with something, that is one thing. However, I will be damned if I am going to waste my time when a simpler and more efficient method is available. In any case, "Sulum ut suus" or "chacun a son gout" if you prefer. --=20 Jerry gesbbb@yahoo.com The chief enemy of creativity is "good" sense. Picasso --Sig_/e6m3kbH38VNVetCxUwzrCeO Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkoehAsACgkQBvaKIJWWCO3ySwCglbgxmVDUZt84zdPnoY/KFsF+ 78sAni7BrcjnxomXdPAcjDj0fPBVyAiA =NQ1Z -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/e6m3kbH38VNVetCxUwzrCeO--
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