THANKS to everyone for all the help. I got an HP LaserJet 1200 PostScript ready printer for $375 USD.
Installed /usr/ports/print/apsfilter Answered some basic setup questions - and it works great! If you use apsfilter, you don't even need to do the basic /etc/printcap settings from the FreeBSD manual. It creates it for you. THIS WORKS GREAT: lpr SomeAcrobatFile.pdf Voila. Way easier than I expected. > Any advice before I buy a printer for FreeBSD? > > I'm finally going to get a printer for my FreeBSD devbox this week. > > Are they all pretty much FreeBSD-compatible? > or is there some spec I need to look for? > > I assume parallel port is still the way to go > or is USB really ready on FreeBSD? > > Main thing I want to do is print PDF files, in batches. > (Send a directory of 300 different PDF files to the printer at once.) > > Are there any command-line tools to do that? > or do you need an X11 Adobe Acrobat app? To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
