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JENKINS ROBERT (jenr95@octarine.adfa.oz.au) wrote:
: Hi,
: 	I am considering buying a printer for my Linux system, and I was
: wondering what people would recommend. I intend to do a fair amount of
: TeX or LaTeX stuff, and probably won't have much call for printing
: graphics. Black and white is fine.
: 	I confess to being somewhat confused over the issue of device-
: independant and postscript formats: I am hoping that I do not really
: need a postscript-compatible printer (which seem just a bit expensive)
: so what drivers should I use?
: 
: 	Setup:
: 		486DX100, 16MB RAM, kernel 1.3.20(?), Slakware 3.0, NTeX
: 
: 				Thanks,
: 					Rob.
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:         Preferred e-mail: rob@gaussian1.ch.adfa.oz.au 
:           I *do* wish my name wasn't in capitals...
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Howdy,
	Well the ghostscript program alleviates the need for a postscript
printer.. What you need is a 'magic filter', which can filter different 
document formats to print on a specific printer type. APS filter is a good
choice, and I believe you'll find it buried in a subdirectory on

ftp://sunsite.anu.edu.au/

Which Printer? Well, for what you will be doing, I'd say maybe stretch the
budget to a low-end desktop laser, or alternatively, look into the new
high-quality ink-jets available from Hewlett-Packared, Cannon and Epson

If you don't need colour - HP's Deskjet series and great value.

Cheers

-- 
Matt(hew) Jenkins. 2nd yr. Computer Science (RMIT Bundoora)
email: mdj@{arcadia|yallara}.cs.rmit.edu.au
Running DOS 6.2, Linux 1.2.8 on a 486/100/12/540
I like: Toranas, Beer, and Surfing the Net.