Re: Lexmark is less than helpful :

1999-05-29 Thread wmccall
My lexmark Optra e310 has native postscript support and emulates pcl6. $350. I shopped and bought it for exactly that reason. Works fine on NT also. It seems rather normal to check if desired hardware works on your system before buying. there is also a compatability database at suse.com to

Lexmark is less than helpful :

1999-05-28 Thread John Gay
This is a reply I received in response to a request for Linux drivers for the Colour Inkjet 3200 printer from Lexmark. I guess I should have checked printer compatibility a bit better before I bought it : ( In reference to your e-mail of 25/05/99, unfortunatly at present we do not have the

Re: [ILUG] Lexmark is less than helpful :

1999-05-28 Thread Vincent Cunniffe
I especially like the 'Best regards,' bit. Rather Ironic, I think. On a related note, does any one have any experience with attempting to get this printer to work from Linux? I'd have thought that 'a printer was a printer, was a printer' In theory, they should be... sadly, a lot of

Re: Lexmark is less than helpful :

1999-05-28 Thread Marc Mongeon
John: Check the printer manual to see whether your printer emulates any of the HP Laserjet models (or, even better, Postscript-- but this isn't likely). If it does, you can set up filters (using ghostscript, most likely) to print anything you want. I don't know the details about your specific

Re: Lexmark is less than helpful :

1999-05-28 Thread Bob Brown
: Lexmark is less than helpful : This is a reply I received in response to a request for Linux drivers for the Colour Inkjet 3200 printer from Lexmark. I guess I should have checked printer compatibility a bit better before I bought it : ( In reference to your e-mail of 25/05/99, unfortunatly

Re: Lexmark is less than helpful : -

1999-05-28 Thread John Gay
I just found the link, it is: http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/printer_list.cgi?make=Lexmark This will give you a list of ALL Lexmark printers. The 1000 is listed as 'paperweight' i.e. does NOT work with Linux : ( a number of other Lexmark printer do work, though. Like I said, the best

Re: Lexmark is less than helpful : -

1999-05-28 Thread Michael Stenner
An effective (although not completely honest :) ) way to do it is: Instead of saying: I just bought your printer -- do you have linux drivers Say: I'm thinking about buying your printer -- do you have linux drivers? -Michael On Fri, 28 May 1999, John

Re: Lexmark is less than helpful :

1999-05-28 Thread Marc Haber
On Fri, 28 May 1999 13:11:12 -0400, you wrote: I had a conversation with a dealer, and he assured me that Lexmark supports Linux... I am sure that Lexmark's PostScript printers work with Linux :-/ Greetings Marc -- -- !! No courtesy copies, please !! -

Re: Lexmark is less than helpful :

1999-05-28 Thread Kent West
John Gay wrote: This is a reply I received in response to a request for Linux drivers for the Colour Inkjet 3200 printer from Lexmark. I guess I should have checked printer compatibility a bit better before I bought it : ( In reference to your e-mail of 25/05/99, unfortunatly at present we

Re: Lexmark is less than helpful : -

1999-05-28 Thread Marc Haber
On Fri, 28 May 1999 15:53:23 -0400 (EDT), you wrote: An effective (although not completely honest :) ) way to do it is: Instead of saying: I just bought your printer -- do you have linux drivers Say: I'm thinking about buying your printer -- do you have linux drivers? I routinely do this