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   Your Name to NOSPAM.Kurt.Weiske@f1.n770.z1199.fi   
   Re: ATARI is crap!   
   03 Feb 16 09:31:53   
   
   In article <454426331@f1.n770.z1199.fidonet.org>, Kurt Weiske   
    wrote:   
   >   Re: Re: ATARI is crap!   
   >   By: Your Name to janrat.9.ankman@spamgourmet.net on Mon Feb 01 2016 01:29   
   pm   
   >   
   >  YN> Printer driver installers are extremely bad. For some idiotic reason   
   >  YN> some printer makers think it's a clever idea to pointlessly put a load   
   >  YN> of separate drivers all in the same massive download. :-\   
   >   
   > If you poke around, you can find the "administrator" driver bundle -- it's   
   > just the bare minimum needed to install the driver on a server, to be pushed   
   > to the client. It's the driver minus the system tray app, the monitor app,   
   > the app that tries to sell you toner/paper/ink...   
      
   The problem is downloading the "driver" in the first place. You often   
   have to download a HUGE file with a pile of rubbish for multiple   
   printers you don't even have.   
      
   Once you have the file you may be able to dig around in it.   
      
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