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Re: Brick - plate plate - brick
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:46:19 GMT
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:11:55 GMT, Calum Tsang <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft wrote:
> > $629 Base price Canadian. Keyboard&Mouse $78 Canadian. Both the US and
> > Canadian Store where up and down Yesterday. They seem to be stable now.
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> As much as I think the key/mouse set are pretty, the $78 is a rip off. I think
> I'll end up using the $18 Microsoft USB "desk set".
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> > Agreed, it looks awesome. I bet it's dead quiet too.
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> I don't think there's even a fan in there.
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> > I'd like to get one for my parents. The only thing stopping me is my
> > parents printer is a Parallel port printer. I don't want to by them a
> > new printer. This one works perfectly for them.
> >
> > Its a last generation dot-matrix printer. They don't use the printer
> > often enough for an ink jet. That's the problem I had. I had two of
> > them dry up on me and never work again, because I didn't use them often
> > enough. The dot-matrix doesn't have that problem.
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> Well, you can defintely use a USB to parallel adapter cable. If you can find one for cheap or free--I got one when I bought an Epson inkjet for the lab. The Mac uses it transparently, so as long as there is a print driver for the printer, it should work. I was really quite surprised how well that worked out for my sister's iBook and her cheap-o Brother laser printer.
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> Otherwise, there's always used HP Laserjets with a JetDirect onboard.
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> Calum
I've for a standalone DirectJet that I don't use now that my router
has a build in print server...
offers?
-Rob A.
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| (...) As much as I think the key/mouse set are pretty, the $78 is a rip off. I think I'll end up using the $18 Microsoft USB "desk set". (...) I don't think there's even a fan in there. (...) Well, you can defintely use a USB to parallel adapter (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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