Bug#2036: Printer stuck #2.

To: "Eddie Maddox" <maddo005@gold.tc.umn.edu>, debian-bugs@Pixar.com
Subject: Bug#2036: Printer stuck #2.
From: "Susan G. Kleinmann" <sgk@sgk.tiac.net>
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 1995 08:45:26 -0500
Message-id: <[🔎] 199512171345.IAA00514@sgk.tiac.net>
Reply-to: "Susan G. Kleinmann" <sgk@sgk.tiac.net>, debian-bugs@Pixar.com
In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 16 Dec 1995 10:43:50 CST." <[🔎] 51834.maddo005@gold.tc.umn.edu>

Eddie Maddox wrote:
> 1. I didn't have lp installed since the installation parameter screen
> for this said "line printer", not just "printer".
>
> Having been a computer operator in times past I KNOW my little HP Deskjet 500
> is NO "line printer".

I agree that the use of the term "line printer" is an anachronism.  It would
probably be impossible to eradicate it from *nix internal use, but if
it's possible to remove it from any installation scripts, I think that would
be a good idea.

Susan Kleinmann
sgk@sgk.tiac.net

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- Bug#2036: Printer stuck #2.
  - From: "Eddie Maddox" <maddo005@gold.tc.umn.edu>

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