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Skriven 2006-06-19 20:40:36 av Herbert Rosenau (2:2476/493)
    Kommentar till text 165 av Peter Knapper (3:772/1.10)
Ärende: Speeding Up OS/2 on a Slow PC
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Am 19.06.06 19:39 schrieb Peter Knapper

 PK> Hi Herbert,

 HR>> I use 2 different printers on 2 different locations: 1. Minolta
 HR>> QMS DeskLaser 2200 (windows GDI Postscript) printer

 PK> I have no Win machines here, so I guess that method is out for
 PK> me...

Be happy. I had to spend one of my computers for that job because it was too
late to give the printer back after I found out that there is absolutely no
chance to get the printer working under OS/2 - even as it is declared not only
as postscript but network printer too. The only capabilities the printers
network gives to other OSes than windows is showing a WEB page with its status.
Yeah, that works with OS/2 - but only if the computer with the windows driver
is up and running. To print over ip you needs a windows mashine with a windows
driver.

 HR>> 2. HP 2550N connected to parallel port, using the IBM postscript
 HR>>    printer driver. On the second mashine I use the peer
 HR>> capabilities    to print on in.

 PK> I have heard good things abut the HP2550N, however they seem to
 PK> be very rare beasts in this part of the world.......;-(

I can't help you on that. Hint: when you looks out for a printer be sure it
tells in its technical data that it is not only for windows. When the
documentation does speak only about windows and windows and windoes don't buy
it, even when it tells it were network aware or/and postscript. Braindead
solutions like my QMS Minolta DeskLaser will do nothing without windows even
then. You may call the hotline of HP and ask them. Even as HP has never written
a single driver for OS/2 it is possible to get a clear answer of the question
if the specific printer is aware of OS/2. They left the job to you to find the
driver - but if IBM has produced one they will know that. I got my driver from
my eCS 1.1 CD.

 HR>> I gave up using ink printers because the cost of 160Õ/month for
 HR>> ink (black + color) the Lexmark and thereafter the Epson printer
 HR>> required only to have 1 - 50 pages printed in a week was too
 HR>> high. 

 PK> My Colour printing requirements are very low, a cartridge lasts
 PK> at least 3-6 months for me...

Be happy, none of my ink printers were able to work with a single ink cardridge
for more than 4 weeks. That means 3 pages or 50 or 150 but not a single one
after 4 weeks.

 HR>> As the DSL router I got for free from my ISP owns ony 2 ethernet
 HR>> connectors and both are blocked by PCs I can't use the on board
 HR>> printserver already. 

 PK> How about a cheap Etherswitch, I have an 8 port one here that I
 PK> got for NZ$40. 4 permanently connected devices still leaves 4
 PK> "free" ports....;-)

I'm unwilling to spend a single cent for switch to get only the printer
connected in another way as it is connected yet.

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