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Re: HP256x Printer Static Encoder
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Ray Shahan <[log in to unmask]>
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Ray Shahan <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:43:34 +0000
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Heck, it's now cheaper to buy a new printer than it is to fix one that's more than 2 years old.

-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Denys Beauchemin
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 4:40 PM
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Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] HP256x Printer Static Encoder

What I am trying to say is that devices that do very little can last a very long time.  Think hammer, for example.

On the other hand, technology is developing so quickly it's a total joke trying to stay up to date.

Jeff makes an excellent point about it being easier to change the printer
instead of the print cartridge.   Yes, printers nowadays (along with a lot
of other electronic equipment) seem to be built on-the-cheap.  However, their capabilities are incredible compared to equipment just a few years old, let alone 10 or 20 years.

If I paid $2000 for a printer, I would want it to last for a decade or more, but I know that whatever capabilities is has will pale in comparison to a cheap printer a few years from now.

Try plugging in a 10 year old printer to your recently purchased laptop?
Now, where is that Centronics plug?

Yes, we are talking living fossil printers here, the HP256x, but then again the HP3000 is a "living" fossil.

Denys

-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Craig Lalley
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 4:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] HP256x Printer Static Encoder

--- On Thu, 3/10/11, Denys Beauchemin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Big deal.  Gutenberg's press probably still works today.


Denys,

LOL   Very true, but is the Gutenberg press used on a daily basis in a production environment?

-Craig



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