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- From: mfrankow@hamline.edu (Mike Frankowski)
- Subject: Re: Best Linux Printer
- Message-ID: <1993Jan3.200407.29407@uc.msc.edu>
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- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 20:04:07 GMT
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- David Megginson (meggin@epas.utoronto.ca) wrote:
- : Next week, I am planning to buy a Samsung NoteMaster 386SX/25E with
- : 4MB RAM and a 120MB hard drive, specifically for the purpose of
- : running Linux (the price is CAN$2300, less than US$2000). I would
- : like a printer to use with this system, preferably one which has
- : existing dvi, Ghostscript and groff drivers. What is the best
- : printer for moderate use (ca. 200 pages/month)? If I get an HP
- : printer, will I need to buy a lot of RAM, or can the driver handle
- : that within Linux? Thanks for any help -- I couldn't find much
- : info in the packages on tsx-11.
- :
- : David
-
- Hello David, I use a DeskJet 500 and love it. It is very quiet and works
- just wonderful from linux. A init string needs to be setn to the printer
- before it is used the first time, but otherwise, not a single problem has
- arrision form it. GhostScript works with it also, if printing post-
- script to it is something else you are lookcing for. and the price is very
- reasonable.
-
- Mike
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