[riscos-printing] Re: Need a Printer
- From: Tim Powys-Lybbe <tim@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: riscos-printing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2007 17:13:03 GMT
In message of 4 Nov, keith dunlop <epistaxsis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In message <3c79103c4f.tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Tim Powys-Lybbe <tim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > In message of 3 Nov, David W Mills <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> I need a solid (as solid as my old FX80?) printer for use as follows:
> >
> > <snip of nitty gritty>
> >
> >> Can anyone help
> >
> <snip>
>
> I use a netwok printer driver from R-Comp.
>
> You can use gutenprint with this.
>
> It comes with instructions and is very easy to set up on RISC OS. I
> very much doubt that setting it up on other OSes will be trouble.
>
> You are then free to choose your printer. Keep a copy of the
> gutenprint supported printers list handy when shopping so you can
> guarantee a printer that will work well with gutenprint.
>
> The biggest problem with Uniprint is that you have to have the windows
> computer switched on in order to print anything - whereas the
> printserver that I got is the size of a network switch / router and
> can support up to three printers.
I agree. Though I would still recommend a networked colour laser that
will accept postscript: there is then no problem of printer drivers.
An additional nail in the coffin of Uniprint is that the OP's spec
required that the Apple machine be able to use the printer. I can't see
anything on R-Comp's site that says you can use a Macinstosh in this
way.
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Tim Powys-Lybbe tim@xxxxxxxxx
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