OS/2, eCS & ArcaOS - Technical > Hardware
Getting a new printer
ivan:
My Brother DCP9020cdw allows me to produce either JPG images or PDF files without problems, couple that with the fact it will also make multi page PDFs makes it a very handy office multi function unit.
Pete:
Hi Martin
Looking at sane supported scanners I see the ecotank l3160 is supported by current sane release http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html#Z-EPSON man page http://www.sane-project.org/man/sane-escl.5.html
So, looks like you may have to wait until current sane release - 1.3.1 - is ported to see if the l4150 will also work...
Regards
Pete
Andi B.:
--- Quote from: Pete on June 05, 2024, 04:07:00 am ---Hi Martin
Looking at sane supported scanners I see the ecotank l3160 is supported by current sane release http://www.sane-project.org/sane-mfgs.html#Z-EPSON man page http://www.sane-project.org/man/sane-escl.5.html
So, looks like you may have to wait until current sane release - 1.3.1 - is ported to see if the l4150 will also work...
Regards
Pete
--- End quote ---
Personally I've no need for sane since a long time. Both my Brother MFC-J6957DW and my HP Officejet X476dw scan to SMB shares. At least the Brother to ftp too. I usually store some scan profiles to some of my computers including my wifes one. Works with our Samba. Didn't test on Linux until now. Both are connected via Ethernet cause they are used by different systems and I really dislike and avoid USB when possible.
On both you can set all the scan settings (pdf/jpeg/resolution/dublex/.....) on the local display or you can use the web interface. The web interface works with our old SM. Never wanna go back again playing with sane/Tame/... or such.
beregond:
Thanks for all advice! The Brother DCP9020cdw sounded good, but it does not seem to be on sale any longer. I am told that its successor is Brother DCP-L3560cdw. Do you think I can expect that to work well with ArcaOS?
Andrew Stephenson:
Whether you go for a combination m/c (printer+scanner+toaster+whatever) is up to you. I favour keeping major functions in separate boxes, so I don't lose everything when part of the combo goes wrong.
I don't print much. One course I find works well is to focus on the control language used by the printer. My w/p software, WordStar, has a printer driver to output Hewlett Packard's PCL (Printer Control Language) but, being from around 1989, it's version II (Roman 2, that is). My printer is an ageing HP BI2800 (<=A3 paper/card, inkjet) that understands PCL-VI, a superset of PCL-II which accepts WS's output perfectly via a cable. I expect HP will stick to this strategy (if they survive as a company); and maybe other manufacturers do the same, whether they make inkjet, laser or some other system..
Just a thought.
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