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> > If nobody knows the answer to that question ... does anyone know where > > I can get a decent refurbished HP DeskJet 500C, 550C, or 560C? > > HP's printers all use a standard language called PCL... newer models may > have newer PCL, but to the best of my knowledge they always include the > features of older versions to maintain backwards compatibility. If you > buy a newer desk jet you will probably be able to use it with the older > deskjet drivers... I have a 660C and it works fine. > THIS IS INCORRECT! Not to disagree, but the cheaper HP deskjets talk a language called PPA (Printing Performance Architecture). It's a completely proprietary protocol which only HP implements and only supports on WinBlows. To me personally, this is an outrage esspecially since HP has publicly anounced their embrace of Linux. http://www.httptech.com/ppa/ - Christoph - Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored).
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