Why are printers such a hbuttle 3040

This is a pain, I agree. I sometimes write driver code, and it is really annoying to find that a different model of hardware does not work with my existing code.

Most listing printers can be driven using ASCII control codes. I've not encountered any difficulty with these.

Hewlett Packard published the PCL programming language standard.

I always buy hardware that adheres to these.

I cetainly wouldn't buy a printer or any other hardware that does not have documented control methods, or open source drivers available.

I've not tried one of these, but maybe someone else knows this product.

My printing requirements are pretty straightforward.

I use a listing printer and lazer printer, and I am looking for a colour lazer.

I tend to use Hewlett Packard printers where possible, and I tend to look for an older model printers that I know are reliable and will work with my computer.

I have found that most Inkjet printers are unreliable, so I try and avoid these, where possible.

Regards,

Mark.

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