Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 17:28:01 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is it time to retire the scanner ? Message-ID: <20161023172801.4f143b32.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <51209.69.209.224.207.1477234260.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> References: <VI1PR02MB0974121AA45CD8E1080F5AA6F6D70@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1610220812500.93978@wonkity.com> <VI1PR02MB0974D1AA6728FD0A2A90EC74F6D70@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> <alpine.BSF.2.20.1610221030240.687@wonkity.com> <CAOgwaMuSxp3_k6K14Q2m2yU0KLXLH5pNCQ=be-__YP8zDzeWQg@mail.gmail.com> <CY4PR20MB1397AEFDF13334F33430761C80D70@CY4PR20MB1397.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <20161022224754.162d0870.freebsd@edvax.de> <CY4PR20MB1397EBE3B58A71DC333E72F980D70@CY4PR20MB1397.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <20161023004100.33fc999a.freebsd@edvax.de> <CY4PR20MB1397407568C90AD38138AAEB80D60@CY4PR20MB1397.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <20161023135334.d11fd376.freebsd@edvax.de> <20161023145846.5381df860d1410643eb845a0@sohara.org> <51209.69.209.224.207.1477234260.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu>
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On Sun, 23 Oct 2016 09:51:00 -0500 (CDT), Valeri Galtsev wrote: > > On Sun, October 23, 2016 8:58 am, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > > On Sun, 23 Oct 2016 13:53:34 +0200 > > Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > > > >> On FreeBSD, getting that printer to work in CUPS requires no big > >> efforts, you don't even need the PPD file. You even don't _need_ > >> to use CUPS as you can print PS directly to the printer - no > >> driver needed, only a printer spooler. And this hasn't changed > >> in 10 years... > > ` > > Probably not in the previous 10 years too (well it's almost 2017 > > and the LJ4000 came out in 1997), I know for sure that you could spool PS > > to a Laserjet 4 with lpr/lpd under FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 because I did just > > that. > > And to add to that, HP keeps making supplies for their this old printers. > We do have HP LaserJet 4050 in our Department which was purchased around > 2001 or 2002. Still works, HP still makes toners. Kudos HP! Even "worse": The toner cartridges are quite cheap. People usually think I'm lying when I tell them my home printing costs are 30 Euro every 3 years (this is 10 Euro per year, less than 1 Euro per month). Try to beat _that_ with typical consumer ink cartridge costs... ;-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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