[Tfug] printer

Mike Fitzgibbon mikef at lpl.arizona.edu
Wed Feb 8 17:55:27 MST 2006


On Wed, 8 Feb 2006, Adrian wrote:

> On Wednesday 08 February 2006 17:22, Earl wrote:
> > I'm very out of date with what is available for printers. If I get a used
> printer, I can't go wrong with a HP LaserJet, no matter what distro I run,
> right?
> >
>
> You can go wrong with the really old HP LaserJet II and III as these did not
> have built-in postscript engines (it was an option as I recall). But anything
> of a HP LaserJet IV (I was fond of the HP LJ4MPlus) works great.
>
> Adrian

Basically any printer that uses a page description language, eg PS or PCL,
should work without problems.  Have you looked at linuxprinting.org?

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Mike Fitzgibbon			MRFitz at ns.arizona.edu



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