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Authored by tiger99 on Sept 7, 2018 13:58:56 GMT
Why? Canon, at one time seemingly the last bastion of hostility to FOSS, have actually got Linux 32 and 64 bit drivers for many of their all in ones, both the printer and scanner, on their web site.
I have no idea when they gave up the battle, but it is a most welcome move. Some manager somewhere is to be congratulated. He should get a rise for boosting sales.
I urgently need to print some DVD labels, and seemingly only 2 machines will do that now. My old one is broken so I am off to Staples to get a Canon TS8050. They have done the right thing, and they make good printers, so they deserve the business.
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Authored by wol on Sept 7, 2018 18:43:38 GMT
Certainly in the early days, I thought HP were an OEM for Canon-made kit. Maybe someone realised that the drivers were there thanks to HP, and they might as well ship them ...
Common sense usually prevails eventually.
Cheers, Wol
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Authored by tiger99 on Sept 8, 2018 0:38:16 GMT
Yes, there was and is a lot of sharing of technology between manufacturers. It is also true of scanners and at one time there was one company making nearly all DVD drives. But this one seems to be genuine Canon, and the drivers are not recognisable as HP. But common sense has certainly prevailed. It only took about 15 years of nagging at Canon and grumbling about them in reputable forums including Groklaw. I think that Oki may be the last remaining uncooperative major printer manufacturer, but they don't make any products that interest me.
The original licensing terms for Postscript was one thing that messed up the printer industry. We have it on most laser printers now, but rarely or never on inkjets, which is disappointing.
I did not get the model intended as it has gone obsolete and the last one was sold. The newer model should have been TS8150 (same driver) but I actually got TS8151 which is white instead of black, and had to go to Carphone Warehouse/Currys/PC World, the most obnoxious place to buy anything, but to my surprise it was massively discounted. It seems to be well made.
Next task is to exercise it fully and add my findings to the openprinting database to help others choose.
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Authored by wol on Sept 8, 2018 8:43:50 GMT
I used to like PC World. Great for browsing in if nothing else. Now when my wife is in Poundland or Hobbycraft or B&Ms next door, I'll probably nip in for 5mins, decide there's nothing worth looking at, and leave.
That said, their prices aren't too bad if you're careful. I was looking at a Full-HD monitor, and they had a couple of decent ones around the £100/£120 mark. My big bug-bear is finding decent LCD stuff - tv OR monitor - that is of decent quality and doesn't confuse you with all the tech terms that you don't understand.
I was looking for a tv to upgrade our old 32" panasonic - I wanted another panasonic because all our gear is that - and could I find a full-hd drop-in? We ended up going for a shop-soiled 40" which was a real steal (it was advertised as shop soiled, then they discounted it again because it was shop soiled!) But the old one had been advertised as "optimised for sport", and my wife says the difference is actually noticeable - the ancient 32" hd-ready is in some ways better than the 40" "brand new" full-hd one!
I'll happily buy from PC World if they're price competitive (which they often are), but you have to watch it. My next acquisition is likely to be a Nikon D5300 and they're way out of line.
Cheers, Wol
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