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nharmon
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response 103 of 139:
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Feb 26 21:53 UTC 2006 |
Amazon.com has always served well for finding out how good a product is:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007IFVJK/sr=8-1/qid=1140990636
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nharmon
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response 104 of 139:
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Feb 26 21:54 UTC 2006 |
Woops, hit "post" too fast. Check out the customer reviews. Those people
can be BRUTAL if the product is no good. :)
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mcnally
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response 105 of 139:
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Feb 26 22:40 UTC 2006 |
> Also, while it has a USB 2 interface, the description says "Optional
> network Etnerhet and wireless print servers are available as well.".
> Since I have two Macs on an Ethernet LAN, and the LAN linked to a
> WiFi base, what are my options for operating such a printer on the
> network for both computers?
Your options, in increasing order of cost:
1) Hook the printer up via USB to one of the Macs and have the
Mac share the printer with other computers on your network.
Cost: $5 ($0 if you already have a USB printer cable.)
Drawback: Printer will only operate when the computer it's
hooked up to is turned on.
2) Buy a 3rd-party USB/ethernet print spooler device.
Cost: $30-70
Drawback: Might not support less-frequently-used features
of the printer driver, (e.g. ability to select
manual paper feed, etc..)
3) Buy the manufacturer's printer-specific network adaptor.
Cost: ???
Drawback: see cost..
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charcat
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response 106 of 139:
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Feb 26 22:57 UTC 2006 |
epsons are probably the easiest to refill, but they have a chip on them
that has to be reset or they won't work, they can be reset up to about
10 times. I haven't heard of any problems with hp printers refusing to
print with refilled carts. but they will keep telling you they are
empty, just ignore it. The laser is probably the cheapest way to go but
you probably won't be able to refill it yourself (very messy). All
inkjet cartridges with the printhead on them can only be refilled up to
7 times usually, the printhead wears out eventually. Some hp printers
that use the hp56 (I think) cartridges will work with only one cartridge
installed.
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keesan
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response 107 of 139:
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Feb 26 23:16 UTC 2006 |
Kiwanis got in an Apple laser printer this week and probably has others. PC
laser printers are priced $30. I presume you have to have something that will
print with Mac not PC.
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mcnally
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response 108 of 139:
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Feb 27 02:15 UTC 2006 |
Actually, if you can find a good used laser printer in good condition
that's a pretty ideal solution. A $70 new laser printer is not going
to be built to the same specs as a $700 laser printer that now sells
used for $70..
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rcurl
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response 109 of 139:
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Feb 27 02:45 UTC 2006 |
Thanks all for the info. I keep forgetting about the amazon.com reviews, which
are indeed useful - except when reviews of an item range from the best thing
since apple pie to what-a-dog. I'm now considering the Brother HL-2070N
Network Monochrome Laser Printer - which has the ethernet port. It costs about
$90 more than the HL-2040, which appears to be all due to the network bridge.
Decisions, decisions, decisions.....
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keesan
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response 110 of 139:
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Feb 27 03:42 UTC 2006 |
You can often buy network add-ons for older laser printers. We had a 1995
model with that option. The add-on plus a used laser printer should be well
under $100. The newer ones might print 10 instead of 5 pages per minute.
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rcurl
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response 111 of 139:
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Feb 27 05:29 UTC 2006 |
Where can one find a reliable/warranted used laser printer?
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gull
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response 112 of 139:
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Feb 27 06:42 UTC 2006 |
Re resp:100: Also, laser printers don't clog up when they sit unused
for a few weeks. Also, unlike an inkjet, the output of a laser printer
is waterproof. I much prefer laser printers (or their cousins, LED
page printers) for black-and-white output.
Besides HP, Lexmark has also mastered anti-refill technology.
Re resp:105: My experience with inexpensive network print servers has
*not* been encouraging. I'd suggest solution (1) unless you're
prepared to shell out a hundred bucks or so for a decent print server.
The $30 variety are nothing but grief.
Re resp:108: When buying a used laser printer, besides the obvious
tests, you should do a test page and rub your finger across it firmly.
You shouldn't be able to wipe any toner off the page. If you can, the
fuser is bad and you should take a pass on the printer. New fusers are
expensive.
HP's office laser printers are quite reliable and pretty easy to work
on. Parts are easy to get, although not always cheap. Wear parts like
paper feed rollers aren't bad, generally.
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keesan
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response 113 of 139:
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Feb 27 14:53 UTC 2006 |
Kiwanis tests their laser printers, but if you want the paper feed to work
test it yourself. The printers are often donated when they start feeding all
the sheets at once. The repair part for that is $11 plus postage and Jim has
to practice on mine before he offers help with yours. Or you could pay a
repair store $50 for parts and $70 for labor. My printer works perfectly
apart from the paper feed and it came from Kiwanis. Very nice crisp print,
at speeds that seem very fast to me compared to inkjet, for graphics. (I
print text on the dot-matrix and fanfold paper).
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drew
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response 114 of 139:
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Feb 28 01:31 UTC 2006 |
Just tried in both Pine and mail, and elm as well. Haven't yet found a way
to add a Reply-to:.
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mcnally
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response 115 of 139:
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Feb 28 01:43 UTC 2006 |
re #114:
in Pine you might need to enable the power-user setup options (I can't
remember whether that applies to setup or only some commands) but you
can use the customized-hdrs option to add a reply-to, e.g.:
customized-hdrs = Reply-to: myname@mydomain.org
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fitz
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response 116 of 139:
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Feb 28 09:36 UTC 2006 |
I bought the Brother HL-2040. It fits my needs well. The paper path puts
a slight curl to the finished page, but it's not so severe and I have had no
paper jams. I'm still running on the supplied toner.
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rcurl
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response 117 of 139:
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Feb 28 20:03 UTC 2006 |
I bought the Brother HL-2070N (which is the same as the HL-2040 except for
having an Ethernet interface). The Office-Max price here was better than I
could do online. I'm using it on my LAN for two Macs, but could put it on
my WiFi router USB. Only problem I found was accessing its web address for
options, but found how to get there.
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rcurl
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response 118 of 139:
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Mar 1 18:46 UTC 2006 |
Re #s99ff: Footnote: the Deskwriter hadn't died, after all. The printing
problem therefore had to be in the Asante Ethernet-LocalTalk adapter,
which let me use an Mac (HP) Serial printer on an Ethernet LAN. That
adapter is no longer available. So I'm just as happy to have an Ethernet
printer. I can use the Deskwriter with my PowerBook 145 laptop.....(which
I haven't used in a couple of years until now to test the Deskwriter).
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keesan
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response 119 of 139:
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Mar 3 15:08 UTC 2006 |
What is the name of my lynx cookie file? I want to delete it. I thought it
auto-deleted on exit but ebay recognized me.
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keesan
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response 120 of 139:
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Mar 3 15:30 UTC 2006 |
While in lynx type Ctrl-K which takes you to the Cookie Jar. Mine was 99
pages long. I went through and clicked on each entry and chose either 'D'
(delete) or 'V' (never accept - from places like altavista, yahoo, google)
or 'A' (always accept - ebay, library - places you need to sign in that at
least keep your login name and enter it for you). Now I have 5 pages.
You can also edit lynx.cfg by adding things to the accept or reject domains,
but you need to make your own lynx.cfg and relate it to the systemwide one
that way (see mine /a/k/e/keesan/lynx.cfg). I still don't know the name of
the file that I edited via this cookie jar script.
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twenex
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response 121 of 139:
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Mar 13 02:13 UTC 2006 |
Re: #28. I don't blame them. As far as I can tell "technobabble" is right,
as it seems to be meaningless gibberish. Though to be fair, that's probably
true of ALL shows which are both meant to be fit for general consumption and
technology-obsessed/orientated.
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nharmon
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response 122 of 139:
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Mar 13 02:16 UTC 2006 |
Like when someone gives that girl a phone number and asks to find out
the ISP password. And she gets in a couple of seconds. What kind of shit
is that?
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twenex
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response 123 of 139:
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Mar 13 02:21 UTC 2006 |
Re: #121. To clarify. I don't mean "it seems to be meaningless gibberish to
those not in the know," but "it seems to be meaningless gibberish to those
(at least somewhat) IN the know".
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twenex
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response 124 of 139:
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Mar 13 02:22 UTC 2006 |
Re: #122. I don't have that directory. Open up a socket and send it to my
screen before the kernel multiplexes.
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nharmon
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response 125 of 139:
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Mar 13 03:46 UTC 2006 |
Yeah. I hate movies which are supposed to be "real" but are so
completely fake with computers.
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twenex
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response 126 of 139:
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Mar 13 12:39 UTC 2006 |
I once saw a movie (admittedly, a terrible one) in which the bad guys
destroyed all the information on the computers by shooting the monitors.
PUH-LEEZE.
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slynne
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response 127 of 139:
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Mar 13 14:39 UTC 2006 |
Back in the late 80's, before computers were as popular as they are
now, a friend of mine had his apt broken into and they stole his
keyboard and monitor but not the actual computer. He said that he
thought it was because they didnt know what it was but I say that since
they had to disconnect the monitor and keyboard, they probably had some
idea and didnt take it for some other reason.
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