Vendor lock-in is a good thing? HP's CFO thinks so
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  • TheMusicalFruit@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    7 months ago

    I picked up a refurbished Xerox b&w laser printer 5 years ago. It never gives me problems, and the toner lasts forever. One of the best tech purchases I’ve ever made.

    • BearOfaTimeEnglish
      9·
      7 months ago

      My 1996 Lexmark BW compact laser printer just died.

      1996…nearly 30 years.

      I can probably fix it, just keeps saying paper jam. When I’m bored I’ll open it up.

      Oh, and it’s a centronix connector, ha!

      • Archer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago

        I bet there’s still CUPS support for it, you can probably print to it via CUPS

        • ExLisper@linux.communityEnglish
          3·
          7 months ago

          Today in my office kitchen I saw ‘CUPS’ sticker on a drawer and was like ‘who prints stuff in a kitchen’? I took me 3 seconds to realize.

        • BearOfaTimeEnglish
          1·
          7 months ago

          There is.

          It’s been on a Windows box for years with a $9.99 centronix-to-USB cable

        • BearOfaTimeEnglish
          2·
          7 months ago

          Hahahahaha

          Dang, yer a smart one, thanks for the advice, Dad! 🤣