[brlug-general] Slicehost?

[Daniel Webb]

On Fri, Jun 29, 2007 at 08:37:49AM -0500, Joe Fruchey wrote:

> Now, Laserjet III and 4? Seriously? Granted, I've only been in IT for ten
> years, so even when I started, those printers were old. In fact, I've only
> ever seen two LJ III's. But to me, the 4's always just been the old, slow,
> smelly dinosaurs that you give to people you don't like.

:)  Well, add the 5 and 6 series, that's what I have now because the III I had
until last year was getting so old.  I don't care if they're slow, I don't
print all that much.  All I care about is that they keep printing good-looking
B/W prints, year after year.  They're cheap.  They still have parts on the
internet because so many people still use them (because they last so long).
Stick an old laptop you were going to throw away next to them, put Linux with
CUPS on it, and they're networked.

> I once saw a LaserJet 4 in the stack of equipment to go out (it was sent to
> us or repair). The note on it, under "description of work done," said
> "normal smell for old laser printer." That's classic.

Toner must be aged and slow-cooked to properly appreciate it.  :)