[Coco] Choosing a Replacement printers

[Brian Goers]

Thanks for the reply, It's interesting, but I still need a printer. True.

On 6/15/2023 11:39 PM, Rich Mellor via Coco wrote:
> Brian,
> 
> There are probably other alternatives out there, but one option is my 
> own Retro-Printer module - www.retroprinter.com
> 
> This connects to a Raspberry Pi and acts as a centronics capture device 
> - it captures the data from a centronics cable, and converts it to a PDF 
> for either electronic storage, or printing to a modern USB / network 
> printer.
> 
> The v3 module does not work with the later Rapsberry Pi 3 Model B+ (or 
> Pi 4), but starts at £37.50.  The later v4 module works with the later 
> Raspberry Pis, but costs £75
> 
> Our software then emulates various printer standards: HP, PostScript, 
> Epson, Printronix, IBM, Tandy DMP, Plain Text
> 
> Rich Mellor
> www.rwapsoftware.co.uk
> 
> 
> On 16/06/2023 05:06, Brian Goers via Coco wrote:
>> My HP Laser Jet 8610 stopped communicating with the Computer.


>> Who is a good choice of manufacturers now? What has work for others here?
>>
> 

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  Brian Goers