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

  • 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!

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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