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><div class="gmail_quote"><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><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span 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>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="m_-2957682702406081153990580222-24032018"><font color="#0000ff" size="4" 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>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span 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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<font size="2" face="Tahoma"></font></div></div><div style="WORD-WRAP:break-word"><div lang="en-us" class="m_-2957682702406081153OutlookMessageHeader" dir="ltr" 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><div style="WORD-WRAP:break-word"><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><div style="WORD-WRAP:break-word"><div lang="en-us" class="m_-2957682702406081153OutlookMessageHeader" dir="ltr" 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 4050<br></font></div></div><div style="WORD-WRAP:break-word">
<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 class="m_-2957682702406081153Apple-interchange-newline">
<div><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">Reply:</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">FYI
The HP LaserJet 4050 series printers were made May-99
Nov-01.</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">It's
reliable, fast enough, enough memory, great B&W images, and it's</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">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 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">Will
later today.</span></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div>
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