Precisely the best solution. $40 gets you a Pi3 with a case and an SD card.
—
Ryan

> On Mar 24, 2018, at 8:29 PM, Harry Penner <hpenner at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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 <mailto: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> [mailto: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 <mailto: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.
> 
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