I'm a Palestinian guys, I live in Lebanon. But I lived three years in Australia . I earned my Masters degree in Information Technology from Australia.
On Saturday, March 14, 2015, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: > On Friday 13 March 2015 20:42:00 Lisi Reisz wrote: > > On Saturday 14 March 2015 00:17:31 Gene Heskett wrote: > > > On Friday 13 March 2015 19:51:36 Ric Moore wrote: > > > > On 03/13/2015 07:39 PM, Doug wrote: > > > > > On 03/13/2015 04:49 PM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > > > >> On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 11:35:34AM +0200, Rani Ahmed wrote: > > > > >>> Hello mailing list! Which plotter printer would you recommend > > > > >>> for construction engineers who will be using Linux? > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Such device is usually used to print big large huge maps. Of > > > > >>> course the plotter must be compatible with Linux. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> And I am migrating a construction engineers office to Linux. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> I know HP plotter models have good reputation, and they are > > > > >>> abundant in Beirut-Lebanon. > > > > >> > > > > >> HP large printer of some kind? HP do support Linux fairly well > > > > >> > > > > >> All the best, > > > > >> > > > > >> AndyC > > > > > > > > > > Another reason to buy the HP: if they are abundant, then inks > > > > > should be abundantly available also. If you get something else, > > > > > supplies might be difficult to come by in such an out-of-the-way > > > > > area. Something to check out before you commit! > > > > > > > > My last HP printer was parked unlovingly by the local dumpster. > > > > Ric > > > > > > For the SA based OP, > > > > I'm not sure where you mean by SA - South Africa? South America? - > > your acronyms do make life difficult! - but the OP is in the Lebanon. > > (ME for those that don't like long words. ;-) ) > > I could have sworn the original poster in this thread was from South > Africa. If he is in Lebanon, I think its better yet. > > > > for what he wants to do, there isn't anything that > > > can replace a good Roland. One of my neighbors is in the sign & > > > graphics arts business, and has a 60" wide Roland whose length limit > > > is how much media is left on the spool. He also has 24", and 50" > > > for smaller jobs. > > > > > > It can also cut thin laminates such as the lettering media where you > > > send it the character, it cuts it out by cutting only the top, > > > colored layer of a roll of media, and you lift and transplant it to > > > the sign material. > > > > > > AIUI Roland doesn't sell them, but leases them, with excellent > > > service as part of the lease. They are fully cognizant of the fact > > > that a non-functioning machine makes a business non-functioning, so > > > what they are selling is uptime, and they are very very good at it. > > > > > > I've no clue if they are equipt to supply that level of service in > > > SA, but I'd certainly make the inquiry to find out. > > > > http://www.roland-lb.com/ > > > Thats the one Lisi. And it looks like they are a presence in the middle > east. But I read that site as also offering them for sale, and a > separate maintenance contract. Mike leases his, probably for the tax > advantage. > > > Lisi > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > <javascript:;> > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org <javascript:;> > Archive: https://lists.debian.org/201503132335.25110.ghesk...@wdtv.com > >
