Board: [DoveNet] Hardware/Software Help Subject: Re: Last legacy printer From: nelgin Date: Thu Nov 12, 2026 17:04 @VIA: EOTLBBS On Thu, 12 Nov 2026 11:51:21 -0800 "Nightfox" (VERT/DIGDIST) wrote: > Re: Re: Last legacy printer > By: nelgin to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Nov 12 2026 01:04 pm > > ne> I had a Brother monochrome laser. One day it had a paper jam. I > ne> removed the paper but it still showed the same error. I ended up > ne> stripping that thing down and couldn't find the problem. I ended > ne> up getting a new one. Some time later I ended up taking the > ne> toner out of where it fits into the drum and there it was...a > ne> bit of paper that must have torn off. > > ne> These days I have a multi-function fax/copier/scanner which is > ne> neat, it can scan to email, network drive, pdf file or jpg, and > ne> lots of other stuff. I think I had an Epson between the two and > ne> that failed also. I'd never buy another one. > > I currently have a Brother multi-function fax/copier/scanner. I > don't use it often, but I find it useful. I probably scan more than I > print.. I've found it useful to scan receipts & paperwork sometimes > - When I bought my current car, I scanned all the paperwork to a PDF > so I can look at it easily on my computer if I want to. I don't scan as much as I should. Those receipts you get from Micro Center that fade after 8 months and you need it in 10 for the warranty. It would be better if it made searchable PDFs I guess. I guess the thing I use it for the least is faxing. Do people still use those, other than doctors and hospitals? -- End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23 --- * Synchronet * End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com .