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- From: wfaust@aurea.hotb.sub.org (Wolf Faust)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.applications
- Subject: Re: The DeskJet
- Message-ID: <wfaust.08i4@aurea.hotb.sub.org>
- Date: 11 Sep 92 13:20:48 GMT
- References: <ABAIR.92Sep4211022@parsons.sps.mot.com> <trat.07n0@amiganet.chi.il.us> <1992Sep10.092659.25538@city.cs>
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- In article <1992Sep10.092659.25538@city.cs> lionel@cs.city.ac.uk (Lionel Tun) writes:
-
- >It seems to me that with so much interest in the HP-DJ500C, CBM and
- >HP ought to get together and issue the definitive printer driver in
- >WB. When I bought my (church's) HP-DJ500C it included printer
- >drivers and demos in beautifully packaged envelopes and disks for
- >only MS-D*S! Where are their morals:-)
-
- Moral? Naiv! Money rules the world:
-
- I. I had talks with HP since more than a year. They allways
- failed to do any kind of support, though, I know they do nice
- support once you are in. There are other companies that do make
- Deskjet compatible printers (Citizen, Fujitsu, Brother). I talked
- with them and all I got is "we are looking into this, not decided
- yet..."
-
- II. 4-5 months ago someone from CBM called me and asked for a
- Deskjet 500C driver. Sure, because I had no printer I still have
- no Deskjet driver. CBM contacted HP and now I'm HP PCP developer
- (funny how things go, ey?!) and still no printer. Also, nobody was
- willing to cover my uncosts for postage, phone, ink... (surely not
- much).
-
- III. After 1-2 months I got the PCP developer manuals from HP and
- still: no printer. My time is running out...
-
- IV. Now that I still got no deskjet/laserjet from anybody, I was
- forced to go commercial. I got a deskjet and laserjet from the
- distributor who will sell the drivers here in Germany and this is
- the end of the story: pay!
-
-
-
- PS: funny: now I have a Deskjet from HP for three weeks.
- Several months later than we originaly discussed... but it's to
- late to make it for free...
-
- >Lionel Tun (lionel@cs.city.ac.uk)
- >Vision Group, City University, London, EC1V 0HB. 071-477 8000 x 3889
-
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