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size=4 face=Arial>Interesting idea. I have several Pi's sitting
idle.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org
[mailto:tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Ryan
Coleman<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 24, 2018 8:34 PM<BR><B>To:</B> TCLUG
Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [tclug-list] OT? Android printer problem w/
HP 4050<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Precisely the best solution. $40 gets you a Pi3 with a case and an SD
card.
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<DIV>Ryan<BR>
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<DIV>On Mar 24, 2018, at 8:29 PM, Harry Penner <<A
href="mailto:hpenner@gmail.com">hpenner@gmail.com</A>> wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV>Just put a raspberry pi running CUPS in front of it. That gives you
a fairly easy way to support Google cloud printing, iOS printing, etc on your
old bulletproof tank. That's how my LaserJet 4+ is set up.
:)<BR><BR>
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<DIV dir=ltr>On Sat, Mar 24, 2018, 17:13 Chuck Cole <<A
href="mailto:cncole@earthlink.net">cncole@earthlink.net</A>>
wrote:<BR></DIV>
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class=m_-2957682702406081153990580222-24032018><FONT color=#0000ff size=4
face=Arial>My point is only that it ain't broke, and I have no need to
replace it. Have a setup success that indicates it will work if called
another model.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Arial>Mine, on standby, only draws a few watts, like a night
light, wakes quickly on a print request, prints, and goes back to sleep in
standby mode.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=m_-2957682702406081153990580222-24032018><FONT color=#0000ff size=4
face=Arial>Not an energy hog for me, since I don't print
often.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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align=left><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> <A
href="mailto:tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org"
target=_blank>tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org</A> [mailto:<A
href="mailto:tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org"
target=_blank>tclug-list-bounces@mn-linux.org</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Ryan
Coleman<BR></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV lang=en-us class=m_-2957682702406081153OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr
align=left><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 24, 2018
3:03 PM</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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align=left><FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><BR><B>To:</B> TCLUG Mailing
List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [tclug-list] OT? Android printer problem w/ HP
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<DIV></DIV>And… you’re point is? It’s tech that existed 5 years before
smartphones were even an idea…
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<DIV>They are great 600dpi printers. I love them. They’re energy hogs but
not nearly as much as the LJIII I support at work. We have three of
those.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ryan<BR>
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<DIV>On Mar 24, 2018, at 3:32 PM, Chuck Cole <<A
href="mailto:cncole@earthlink.net"
target=_blank>cncole@earthlink.net</A>> wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal">FYI
The HP LaserJet 4050 series printers were made May-99
Nov-01.</SPAN><BR
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal">It's
reliable, fast enough, enough memory, great B&W images, and
it's</SPAN><BR
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal">economical
to feed and house. Was cheap to buy coming off lease years
ago.</SPAN><BR
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal">Seems
to install on my cell phone as a newer family model that was made
from</SPAN><BR
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; WHITE-SPACE: normal; WORD-SPACING: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; FLOAT: none; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline !important; LETTER-SPACING: normal; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal">Dec
2002 until discontinued in June 2005 but I haven't tested that
yet...</SPAN><BR
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later
today.</SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV>_______________________________________________<BR>TCLUG
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