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   On 2/1/24 11:44 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   > On 01/02/2024 16:29, Scott Alfter wrote:   
   >> In article ,   
   >> 68g.1499 <68g.1499@etr6.net> wrote:   
   >>> On 1/30/24 6:05 PM, Scott Alfter wrote:   
   >>>> In article ,   
   >>>> Chris Green   wrote:   
   >>>>> I can't us Pi Imager because it's very broken on Ubuntu:-   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Sounds like something you should take up with the Ubuntu packagers.  I   
   >>>> maintain a Gentoo ebuild for rpi-imager (it's in my overlay...sudo   
   >>>> eselect   
   >>>> repository enable salfter && sudo emaint sync -r salfter), and it   
   >>>> works like   
   >>>> a champ.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> More recently, I've migrated my print server (an ancient RPi Model   
   >>>> B) from   
   >>>> Raspbia^H^H^H^H^H^H^HRPi OS to Alpine, and it's running headless.  The   
   >>>> Alpine install needed to be done on a spare Raspberry Pi, but once   
   >>>> it was up   
   >>>> and running with ssh access, I was able to do the rest of the setup   
   >>>> over the   
   >>>> network.  Once I had it configured as I wanted it, I brought the   
   >>>> MicroSD card   
   >>>> over to another computer to image it and shipped the image home so I   
   >>>> could   
   >>>> blast it onto an SD card.  It's a much lighter-weight system   
   >>>> now...could put   
   >>>> it on a 128MB SD card, if I had one that small. :) The server runs   
   >>>> headless,   
   >>>> with just two printers, a network cable, and a power supply plugged in.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>    Ok ... I'm not gonna ask why you'd want a completely separate   
   >>>    print server, based on an old Pi, rather than just printing   
   >>>    directly from/to whatever   :-)   
   >>   
   >> The printers in question (an HP LaserJet 1320 and a Zebra LP2844)   
   >> don't have   
   >> built-in network connectivity.  The print server is basically a   
   >> JetDirect-compatible box that receives print data on one port for one   
   >> printer and on another port for the other.  I have an actual, rather   
   >> old HP   
   >> JetDirect print server in a box somewhere.  It's in a box because its   
   >> 10-Mbps Ethernet on one end and USB 1.x on the other is a bit slow for   
   >> complex print jobs.  Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps) and USB 2.0 on the   
   >> Raspberry   
   >> Pi is a step up.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Yeah I had one of those for a big A1 plotter.   
   > Pi is a great idea for a print server.   
      
      
      Had an old HP pen plotter and HiPad plotting tablet   
      - RS-232. A Pi could work them directly, no 'server'   
      required. You MIGHT want a couple of adapters so you   
      can use USB ports, but the built-in serial works   
      just fine. DRIVERS for old serial printers, they   
      MIGHT still be found ... but the command sets were   
      pretty simple anyway .......   
      
      Also, you don't need to use a Pi intermediary, even   
      crappy Winders PCs can be convinced to use/share   
      such devices. Linux/Unix can be even better because   
      they still understand TTY devices better.   
      
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