----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas J. Hamman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 1999 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Printer question
> On 15-Aug-99 Martin White wrote:
> >> All compaq printers are actually lexmarks in a different case. last
time i
> >> checked, lexmarks aren't supported.
> >>
> >
> > What do you mean by 'not supported'. I've had two Lexmark printers and
both
> > worked very well - considerably easier to setup than in windows.
> >
> > If by supported you mean 'can print in color' then i don't know - i only
> > ever used them for black & white. If you mean 'not listed in the setup
tool'
> > then this shouldn't pose a problem. I had both printing straight text
and
> > also postscript quite happily.
> >
> > The older of the two was a Lexmark 4076 Jetprinter II (i think), and the
> > other was a more modern version of the same thing - a Lexmark 1020C.
> >
> > If i misunderstood the point of the post, then soryy ;-)...
>
> When he says Lexmarks aren't supported, he's probably thinking of
Lexmark's
> software-driven printers. I had one of those hollow pieces of crap
myself;
> instead of having all the appropriate hardware to run, it required
> software--which was only available for Windows of course.
>
> In other words, the printer equivalent of a winmodem.
>
>
> -Tom
Ahhh, nuff said, i wasn't aware that such beasts existed - something else to
be wary of when buying hardware - i thiught it was just modems !!
Martin.
