HP exec says quiet part out loud when it comes to locking in print customers::Funny how marketing messages change depending on the audience

  • TheMusicalFruit@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I picked up a refurbished Xerox b&w laser printer 5 years ago. It never gives me problems, and the toner lasts forever. One of the best tech purchases I’ve ever made.

    • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      My 1996 Lexmark BW compact laser printer just died.

      1996…nearly 30 years.

      I can probably fix it, just keeps saying paper jam. When I’m bored I’ll open it up.

      Oh, and it’s a centronix connector, ha!

      • Archer@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I bet there’s still CUPS support for it, you can probably print to it via CUPS

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          1 year ago

          There is.

          It’s been on a Windows box for years with a $9.99 centronix-to-USB cable