25 Jan
2009
25 Jan
'09
8:39 a.m.
Subject: Thrift store score: HP LJ4L
From: Ethan Dicks <ethan.dicks at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:07:15 -0500
To: classiccmp at classiccmp.org
After years of looking at an HP LJ4L I got at the Uni surplus that
someone had removed the fuser from, I found a nearly-unused 4L at the
nearby thrift store yesterday. It printed the test page without a
burp, but was on the shelf without a price. I found someone to get it
priced and walked out a happy customer $6 later.
The only thing it's missing is a right-angle IEC power cord to fit
behind the access door, but it works well enough with a straight-in
cable.
-ethan
Good hit on that one. Those are reliable and #6 is dirt cheap as
they are still useable.
Also it will work with a lot of the non-pC systems that had centronics
or similar inerfaces with minor connector-wire matching.
Allison