On Tuesday 12 Nov 2002 5:43 pm, you wrote: > On Tuesday 12 Nov 2002 4:58 pm, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Tuesday 12 Nov 2002 4:28 pm, you wrote: > > > The problem is when people switch from Windows to Linux (or MacOS, or > > > any other OS) and bring with them all sorts of hardware which has > > > "assumed Windows" but hadn't made that assumption clear. Then they try > > > to use the hardware outside Windows and it doesn't work ... > > > > Indeed - my first attempt at switching to Linux failed because I had > > just bought a DeskJet 720 and couldn't afford to ditch it. It seems that > > this was practically the only win-only printer the HP made, and it > > scuppered me. > > > > This time, once I had made the decision, I checked compatibility before I > > bought. > > > > Anne > > I have a Deskjet720, and it works sort of OK in Linux.
Things have moved on a good deal since RH 5.0! > Text is fine, but photos are pretty bad. But then again I booted into > Windows for the first time in a month last week specifically to print a > photo, and the print was terrible there too. Mine was great in windows, so I was sorry to see it go. > > To be fair to HP, they have seen the error of their ways, and no longer > make win-printers. What is more they actively fund the development of > opensource drivers for their products. When the ink runs out in my deskjet, > the next printer will almost certainly be an HP. > I got a DJ990Cxi and love it. Under Mdk 8.1 it wouldn't duplex, but it does under 8.2. Fingers crossed that it's OK when I install 9 (tomorrow all being well). Anne
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