Board:   [DoveNet] Hardware/Software Help
Subject: Re: Last legacy printer
From:    poindexter FORTRAN
Date:    Fri Nov 13, 2026 07:36

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-=> nelgin wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

 ne> These days I have a multi-function fax/copier/scanner which is neat, it
 ne> can scan to email, network drive, pdf file or jpg, and lots of other
 ne> stuff. I think I had an Epson between the two and that failed also. I'd
 ne> never buy another one.

 I did finally figure out my wife's printer issue - DirectPrint. The
 printer creates an ad-hoc wireless network that you can connect to to
 print to it. As soon as I turned it off, print jobs that used to take
 30 seconds to begin printing print immediately, and it doesn't fall off
 the network like it used to. FIngers crossed.

 I've gotten lucky with printers, I keep finding them on the road. I
 found a nice looking Canon inkjet MFP, brought it home and it jammed on
 the paper exit path. Turned out that a highlighter had rolled into the
 exit path. Free printer and a free highlighter.

 My neighbor moved out and left an old HP color laser MFP next to her
 garbage can - it printed streaky, bad prints. The toner imaging drum
 was full. Bought a replacement, prints like new.




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