Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Barry.SCHWARTZ@×××××××××××××.org
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Printer Setup
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:05:57
Message-Id: 20061015200314.GA15612@crud.crud.mn.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Printer Setup by Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net>
1 Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> skribis:
2 > The Brother they have at work is a laser 4-way printer-scanner-copier-fax,
3 > tho they run SCO Open Server (yeah I know but they've been running it
4 > since the 386 era, and at least if it's SCO they have a decent chance of
5 > going Linux rather than MSWormOS when they /do/ switch). The 4-way is
6 > nice, tho they don't use the scanner at all, only the printer/copier/fax
7 > functions. If Open Server has drivers, there's a good chance Linux is
8 > well supported as well, and it's be nice to be able to have the fax and
9 > copier without going thru the computer. It's monochrome, but can't be too
10 > unreasonably priced or work wouldn't have one. The toner cartridges cost
11 > about $70, if I'm not mistaken, but last about five of the old printer's
12 > $30 inkjet cartridges worth or better, so that's still reasonable.
13
14 Toner kits for my FS-1920 seem to be going for about $100 these days,
15 which is for about 15000 pages. The duplex attachment saves paper,
16 although that's not the main reason for it.
17
18 When buying a Kyocera printer is a good time to buy some Kyocera
19 ceramic ballpoint pens to go with it! Kyocera ceramic kitchen knives,
20 too, though I've never used one.
21
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23 Barry.SCHWARTZ at chemoelectric.org http://chemoelectric.org
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25 'Democracies don't war; democracies are peaceful countries.' - Bush
26 (http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/12/20051219-2.html)