I have an old HP DeskJet, no numbers or anything
after it, just Deskjet, since its an older one,
and has both parallel and serial hookups,
would it work in Linux? It is a
black and white printer.
On Thu, 03 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 03, 2000 at 08:39:37PM +0800, Seak, Teng-Fong wrote:
>
> > > Joe User is running Linux "just to get his feet wet." He has a
> > > Win-Printer, and cannot print using Linux. He creates a grocery
> list
> > > using his favorite Linux editor, and before leaving for the store
> > > reboots to print the list.
> >
> > Win-printer? Win-modem does exist, but I'm not sure if any
> > win-printer exists. Hard to believe anyway. Can you give me any
> example
> > so as to avoid them?
>
> Win Printers are normally called GDI printers. They are heavily tied to
> Windows. They have the same failings as winmodems: zero brains on board,
> host processsor hogs, Linux-unfriendly, etc. IMHO, HP DeskJets are half
> winprinters, given their distinct lack of Linux support and refusal to share
> coding specs for the latest and greatest (my HP 970CSe gives crappy print
> quality under Linux).
>
> Matthew Zaleski
