Re: Inexpensive color printer experience
I have a Canon BJC-4100 color printer that sells for between $200-300.
I've been using it for several months now with slackware using APSfilter
and Aladdin ghostscript. Prints all postscript files painlessly. You
just lpr foo.txt or foo.ps and APSfilter decides what needs to be done.
Actually APSfilter converts all files to postscript and then uses gs to
print them. Color PostScript works too! No need to spend money on a
PostScript printer, just let your cpu do the job for you and it's free.
Disclaimer: I just installed debian recently and haven't tried out the
debian versions of APSfilter and gs. Also, I don't think the current
version uses the full resolution of my printer.
--Bob
Stan Brown wrote:
>
> I would like to hear about peoples experinece with inexpensive color
> printers used from debian. I am considering buying one for my system.
> It will see fairly light duty, since I have an HP LJ 5m as my main
> printer suplemented by some heavy duty dot matrix machines.
>
> I was going to get a Postscript machine (HP probably) but I found out
> that the cheapest Postscript machine they have is the 1600CM, which
> runs around $2000 street price. That's more than I want to pay for
> this.
>
> So please tell me about your experiences (good and bad)and howyou use
> them (ghostcsript ).
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Stan Brown stanb@netcom.com 404-996-6955
> Factory Automation Systems
> Atlanta Ga.
> --
> Look, look, see Windows 95. Buy, lemmings, buy!
> Pay no attention to that cliff ahead... Henry Spencer
> (c) 1996 Stan Brown. Redistribution via the Microsoft Network is prohibited.
--
TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to
debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org . Trouble? e-mail to Bruce@Pixar.com
Reply to: