Talk:Vote to Buy a Large Format Printer: Difference between revisions
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== LAN printing == | == LAN printing == | ||
Our current | Our current large format printer, despite the network card, and 2 other network cards I tried, and the RPI with a lpt port, is not lan capable. Getting a LAN capable large format printer would solve several problems we currently experience: | ||
* Ink dries out due to non-use | * Ink dries out due to non-use | ||
** This seems to be a symptom of all | ** This seems to be a symptom of all large format printer. We could schedule an automated monthly or weekly print job to ensure the ink continues to flow | ||
* Driver issues | * Driver issues | ||
** LAN printers are much easier to work with driver wise than LTP printers. | ** LAN printers are much easier to work with driver wise than LTP (parallel port) printers. | ||
** Simply having a more recent printer would probably alleviate the current issue. | ** Simply having a more recent printer would probably alleviate the current issue. | ||
* Needing to convert print jobs to the dedicated machine, and then making that work. | * Needing to convert print jobs to the dedicated machine, and then making that work. | ||
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--[[User:Hef|Hef]] ([[User talk:Hef|talk]]) 14:59, 3 May 2015 (CDT) | --[[User:Hef|Hef]] ([[User talk:Hef|talk]]) 14:59, 3 May 2015 (CDT) | ||
== Current Printer == | |||
We appear to have literally lost the only known machine that can successfully print to our current large format printer --[[User:Hef|Hef]] ([[User talk:Hef|talk]]) 15:02, 3 May 2015 (CDT) | |||
