[102374] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Laser printer suggestion
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rick Forrester)
Wed Dec 2 16:57:58 1998
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In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 02 Dec 1998 15:44:47 CST."
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Date: Wed, 02 Dec 1998 13:55:30 -0800
From: Rick Forrester <rickf@glacier.jpl.nasa.gov>
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brown@ftms.COM said:
> >I'd recommend getting a PostScript compatible printer. Easiest thing
> to >setup, and it's compatible with everything and doesnt require any
> special >software or drivers on either computer.
> Not exactly true. For the Unix world, having a PostScript printer
> does indeed make life easy. But, for the MicroSh!t Windoze world,
> you still have to load printer drivers for the particular printer.
> Yes, it sucks, but that is what Windoze wants and it is what you have
> to give it.
Based on experience, many postscript printers work fine with Windoze.
I've got a Panasonic KXP5510 postscript printer; the drivers were
included in MS95/8 & all I had to do was select & go. Works great
under Linux, of course. 8^)
best
rickf
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When you load your system with MicroSoft...
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