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Re: Best Linux for senior citizens?

From Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Best Linux for senior citizens?
Date 2019-08-28 12:59 -0400
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On Tue, 27 Aug 2019 23:16:20 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>
> On 27/08/2019 20.34, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:
>> On Mon, 26 Aug 2019 20:16:24 -0500, Robert Heller wrote:
>>>
>>> At Mon, 26 Aug 2019 23:35:31 +0000 (UTC) not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) wrote:
>>>
>>>> Jeeze don't I wish. Certainly it's the case a lot of the time, but
>>>> the last printer that I tried to get working (Samsung CLP-610ND - not
>>>> even new) has become a project put off indefinitely after a failed
>>>> six hour marathon of determinedly trying to get either of two Linux
>>>> drivers to work properly.
>>>
>>> Rule of thumb: never get a "cheap" inkjet printer.  Don't even bother, esp. 
>>> since the replace cartridge(s) will likely cost more than the printer itself.
>> 
>> Neighbor wanted a cheap printer for printing may be ten pages per
>> year. So I got him a $29 (was on special down from $69) cheap-ass printer
>> from Staples. Worked. One cartridge might work for years for him.
>
> Ink? All I have seen dry up in that type of use.

Yes, ink.

>>> When shopping for a laser printer, get one that supports PostScript.  These 
>>> will almost always work out of the box.
>>>
>>> There are a handful of brands that will generally work well.  I suspect going 
>>> to http://openprinting.org/printers and/or checking the distro's shipped 
>>> collection of ppds *before* going off the the mall and buying the cheapeast or 
>>> snazzist printer is also a really good idea.
>> 
>> Don't know how terms are in the US. When I was walking up and writing
>> down the aisles at Staples Canada and wrote down names of the cheapest
>> printer the sales-droid asked me if he can help. I explained to him the
>> printer I buy must run on Linux and I will check their names against
>> <https://www.openprinting.org/> or others. He said I can just buy one and if
>> not happy give it back within 90 days without giving a reason. So I
>> bought it.
>
> Yes, but I do not like doing that. I'm old fashioned.

Same here.
-- 
Andreas

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  Re: Best Linux for senior citizens? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-22 15:45 +0200
    Re: Best Linux for senior citizens? Dave <dboland9@protonmail.com> - 2019-08-22 10:28 -0400
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        Re: Best Linux for senior citizens? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-22 20:41 +0200
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    Re: Best Linux for senior citizens? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2019-08-22 17:28 +0100
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      Re: Best Linux for senior citizens? Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2019-08-22 15:35 -0400
      Re: Best Linux for senior citizens? andrew <andrew@skamandros.invalid> - 2019-08-29 03:25 +0000
        Re: Best Linux for senior citizens? "L.A. Rathbone" <please@replytolist.com> - 2019-08-29 03:27 +0000
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        Re: Best Linux for senior citizens? T <T@invalid.invalid> - 2019-08-25 16:50 -0700
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