2 Jul
2010
2 Jul
'10
11:39 a.m.
New printers use a bidirectional printer port, does the 286 allow that (old
machines were not bi directional, and you might need to set that option in
the BIOS).
No idea if the new printers have anything besides USB, or if they emulate
the old HP laserjets anymore.
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From: "Barry L. Kline" <blkline at attglobal.net>
To: <General at blkline.com>; "Discussion at blkline.com :On-Topic and
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Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: Conecting new printer to a 286
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Robert Laag wrote:
I have an old 286 computer i use for tasks that
won't run on a newer
maching... My old printer is dead and when trying to connect a new
printer it doesn't work... What can i do to get the newer printers
like lexmark to go with the old 286 HP VECTRA??? TNX
Lotsa luck. Many of those types of printers use drivers which moved the
processing from the printer to the computer, thus making them much
cheaper.
You'd be better served finding a working LJIII or other printer that
would be the same vintage as your computer and connecting that.
Barry
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