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- From: murray@rocky.raleigh.ibm.com (Charlie Murray)
- Subject: Re: Need info about printers under BSDI & DOS
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- Message-ID: <1992Dec16.175802.21292@sernews.raleigh.ibm.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 17:58:02 GMT
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- In article <143617@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV>, booloo@framsparc.ocf.llnl.gov (Mark Boolootian) writes:
- |> Greetings,
- |>
- |> I have just bought my 486 system. I will switch between running DOS and BSDI
- |> Unix (from separate disk partitions). Now I am about to buy a printer.
- |>
- |> My wife has a few DOS applications which require HP laserjet series II or III
- |> compatibility (they should also work with the HP deskjet 500C). I would very
- |> much *like* to have a postscript-capable printer. Are the HP laserjet or
- |> deskjet postscript printers? Assuming they aren't, can I print to either
- |> of these printers under BSDI Unix? Are there some alternatives here I don't
- |> know about? Any recommendations for printers which meet my wife's needs (and
- |> maybe mine too)? What do people use for printing under BSDI?
- |>
- |> Any help is greatly appreciated, as always.
- |>
- |> mb
- |> --
- |> Mark Boolootian booloo@llnl.gov +1 510 423 1948
- |> Disclaimer: My fingers type for me alone.
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- You may be better off posting in comp.unix.bsd since that is where most of
- the 386BSD/BSDI users hang out.
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