Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:20:50 +0100 From: ivan.roth@free.fr To: tedm@toybox.placo.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: trouble installing new printer Message-ID: <20060118112050.iygm56c4o4s0ksog@imp4.free.fr>
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Hi Ted, don't worry about what your mail sounds, it is ok :) You're right on every points. I do not need to print so much. In fact, I am translating the printing chapter of the handbook to french and I just wante= d to test the parallel interface. I bought this printer for 70$ (approx.). In fa= ct, it is just the cost for knowledge :) Yes I should have choose a compatible printer, but it was the cheapest one = and I am sure I will have good results. Some website pointed me to the BJC-8200 d= river and I got some results with the BJC-800 one. I am not a politic man but I think one company you may consider working for= open source is HP, especially when they give the FBSD foundation important gifts= . I worked for them and I had to change my job because of their restructuration plan (I was like a "collateral damage", not a directly "fired" guy). Everybody will have his point of view. I promised myself never buy Canon printers again after my i320. But for sure, when time will come for me to have an "everyday-printing prin= ter", I will choose it carefuly, and spend as much money as necessary. P.S: a simple PS just about USB printers: the chapter I am translating (http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/printing.html) said "USB is superior to RS-232 Serial and to Parallel for printing, but it is not as we= ll supported under UNIX=AE systems." I will test USB connection of course and maybe submit an update for this chapter. -- Regards, Ivan.
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