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  1. Re:The concept of environmental friendly by jsse · · Score: 1 · on Paper Manufacturer Launches "Print More" Campaign

    Even more idiotic that they didn't attempt to repair them.

    What do you think we pay to buy their trash for? (^^)

    But we don't use that kit, actually kits like that are hardly economically viable for mass refurbishment. We'll collect them, dissembling good parts and re-assembling them into functional products, and then sell the unusable parts to recyclers, where they'll extract valuable raw materials from them.

  2. Re:The concept of environmental friendly by ajlitt · · Score: 1 · on Paper Manufacturer Launches "Print More" Campaign

    Even more idiotic that they didn't attempt to repair them.

  3. Re:HP, oh how you've changed. . . by nido · · Score: 1 · on HP & Staples Collude On $8,000/Gallon Ink?

    It had to do with the rubber on the rollers not aging well... My 5L had the same problem - rollers were replaced and it worked just fine for another 8 or so years, though I heard it gave up the ghost last week - fuser perhaps?

    Roller Kits

  4. Sounds like Fedex by bahwi · · Score: 1 · on Video Tombstones

    Sounds like the old
    Fedex debacle where they would have Fax machines at each store, and could deliver a paper nationwide same-day.

    Of course, what happened was everyone got a Fax machine, and cut Fedex out of the picture. High tech LCD screens with a movie of the person's life, well, next step is someone make DVDs of the person's life and you're good to go, and make copies for the people at the funeral. Who else really wants to know about the deceased? Casual visitors? No. Family and Friends? Yep.

    While DVD burners aren't widespread as they could be now, they will be.

  5. Re:HP doesn't need Kay. by tylers · · Score: 1 · on HP Fires Father of OOP
    I'll second that - I've worked with a lot of old LaserJet 4's that pumped out hundreds of thousands of pages without flinching. All you need is a maintenance kit every once in a while and all is happy. In fact, last year, when I wanted a new laser printer for myself, I opted for a refurbished LJ 4+. Works like a charm, not very expensive, and built like a tank.

    --Tyler

  6. Re:a bit of irony... by Trepalium · · Score: 2, Informative · on HP Invents A New Way To Print
    Not ironic at all. Old HP Laserjet printers used Canon print engines. I have a Laserjet IIIp, which uses the Canon LX engine. Aside from a scanner assy defect, it's a good solid little printer, and one of the first that doesn't produce ozone during printing (It uses a transfer roller instead of a corona wire). Most of the four digit Laserjets seem to be purely HP designs, whereas the earlier single digit ones seem to be Canon engines.

    If you want to know how HP really became [incorrectly] known as the origin for all laser printers, I'd suggest reading this page. It covers the Canon CX print engine, and the things HP did right that gave them the marketshare they now have. Notice that some of the things they did right are opposite from what they're doing now.

  7. Re:a bit of irony... by Trepalium · · Score: 2, Informative · on HP Invents A New Way To Print
    Not ironic at all. Old HP Laserjet printers used Canon print engines. I have a Laserjet IIIp, which uses the Canon LX engine. Aside from a scanner assy defect, it's a good solid little printer, and one of the first that doesn't produce ozone during printing (It uses a transfer roller instead of a corona wire). Most of the four digit Laserjets seem to be purely HP designs, whereas the earlier single digit ones seem to be Canon engines.

    If you want to know how HP really became [incorrectly] known as the origin for all laser printers, I'd suggest reading this page. It covers the Canon CX print engine, and the things HP did right that gave them the marketshare they now have. Notice that some of the things they did right are opposite from what they're doing now.

  8. Re:apples and oranges... by TheLink · · Score: 1 · on Innovators vs Copiers: HP vs Dell

    HP makes laser printers with some help from Canon. Same goes for Apple.

    So if HP goes out of business, you could try Canon for printers.

  9. Re:On Dell's reliability. by Matthias+Wiesmann · · Score: 1 · on Innovators vs Copiers: HP vs Dell
    Some of the machines are over three years old.
    He is mentionning a Laserjet III that was introduced in 1990, so we are talking equipement that runs over ten years. In that light, three year is not so impressive.

    Myself, I'm still using a Laserjet 6MP that is still working well.

  10. Re: A few FedEx details ... Let me knit kpick, too by poena.dare · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Customer-owned Networks: ZapMail & Telecoms
    I had the honor and the horror of being a minor peon in The Great ZapMail Experiment and would like to add some additional details. It is obvious to me Clay Shirky was wandering in darkness on his ZapMail analogy.

    Briefly put:

    1) The price of a emergent fax machines was too steep for small businesses. The prices dropped amazingly in the next four years. (In retrospect, you young'un's would say it was too slow.)

    2) Faxes in 1984 were crappy as hell and most all used thermal paper with a very short lifespan. Uncle Fred was bringing 415 dpi (not 300) to the world on crisp heavy bond paper. Hot damn!

    3) There actually was a discussion in 1983 about faxes being unacceptable to most trial judges in legal proceedings. (i.e. they would only allow 'real' original documents to be used in court.) Uncle Fred hoped that FedEx would be able to convince the legal community that ZapMail was absolutely, positively as good as the original and tamper proof. I don't know what specific game plan Uncle Fred had in mind, but he was a visionary when it came to ARM (Analog Rights Management). Of course, once any Tom, Dick, or Harry could get their hands on a fax machine, the stigma of duplicated documents instantly disappeared.

    After 1988 I was fortunate enough to get a few lasers and a handful of DRAM from a friendly FedEx engineer, which I subsequently lost... I've been feeling bad about that for a while now.

    However, because of this article I have discovered that you can buy ZapMail print engines online! Damn, I love the internet!