Just put a raspberry pi running CUPS in front of it. That gives you a fairly easy way to support Google cloud printing, iOS printing, etc on your old bulletproof tank. That's how my LaserJet 4+ is set up. :) On Sat, Mar 24, 2018, 17:13 Chuck Cole <cncole at earthlink.net> wrote: > My point is only that it ain't broke, and I have no need to replace it. > Have a setup success that indicates it will work if called another model. > Mine, on standby, only draws a few watts, like a night light, wakes > quickly on a print request, prints, and goes back to sleep in standby mode. > Not an energy hog for me, since I don't print often. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org [mailto: > tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org] *On Behalf Of *Ryan Coleman > *Sent:* Saturday, March 24, 2018 3:03 PM > > *To:* TCLUG Mailing List > *Subject:* Re: [tclug-list] OT? Android printer problem w/ HP 4050 > And… you’re point is? It’s tech that existed 5 years before smartphones > were even an idea… > > They are great 600dpi printers. I love them. They’re energy hogs but not > nearly as much as the LJIII I support at work. We have three of those. > > — > Ryan > > On Mar 24, 2018, at 3:32 PM, Chuck Cole <cncole at earthlink.net> wrote: > > Reply: > FYI The HP LaserJet 4050 series printers were made May-99 Nov-01. > It's reliable, fast enough, enough memory, great B&W images, and it's > economical to feed and house. Was cheap to buy coming off lease years ago. > Seems to install on my cell phone as a newer family model that was made > from > Dec 2002 until discontinued in June 2005 but I haven't tested that yet... > Will later today. > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20180325/94053845/attachment.html>