These things print from hp-gl2 plotter language. That should still work fine on Linux as well as parallel ports.
This is one of the areas where free/openSource shines. Tomas On Wed, Jan 15, 2020, 15:49 John Meissen <j...@meissen.org> wrote: > My neighbor, who ran a home-based engineering business for many years, > has an HP Designjet 450C printer/plotter that needs to go away. I > thought I would check with the list to see if there's anyone who would > be interested in it. > > The good: > - it's a large-format printer/plotter, supporting up to E-size prints. > - it worked fine the last time it was turned on. > - it comes with spare ink cartridges still sealed in the original > packaging. > - it's free > > The not-so-good: > - It's probably been over 15 years since it was last turned on. The ink > that's installed is certainly dried up. HP cartridges embed the print > head in the cartridge, but there's no guarantee the spares are still good. > - It's doubtful that Windows 10 includes drivers. I honestly don't know > about Win7 - I think the last time it was used we were still on XP. > Supposedly there's a "universal HP driver" for Win10 that works, but ... > > https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/DesignJet-Large-Format-Printers-and-Digital-Press/HP-DesignJet-450C-with-DesignJet-430-64-bit-driver-will-it/m-p/6636541/highlight/true#M20670 > - It uses a Centronics printer interface; most recent motherboards don't > bother with this anymore, but add-on cards are available. > - new ink cartridges can be difficult to find. > - It's big. > > The rest: > - It should fit in my minivan, so I can help move it to anywhere in the > Portland metro area. > - I think there's support in CUPS, through 'gutenprint' > > If no one has any interest I'll see if Free Geek would like it. If they > don't I'll drop it off at Far West Recycling in Hillsboro. > > john- > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug