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Re: Portable text2eth0 printer?

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Subject Re: Portable text2eth0 printer?
Date Fri, 21 Mar 2014 09:35:04 +0000 (UTC)
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On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:14:16 +0000, William Unruh wrote:

> On 2014-03-15, Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com <Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Presently I use rPi to listen to text-to-speech, by transfering the PC
>> generated *.wav files via a USBstik, to the battery-powered rPi.
>>
>> Similarly, instead of finding some Windows-user, to print my text via
>> their eth0 connection, I want to just plug my battery-powered rPi into
>> the office ethernet that feeds the printer, and get the text on the
>> USBstik, printed.
>>
>> The rPi will be hearderless: without any display + keyboard; like when
>> it plays my text-to-speech files.
> 
> You can always use ssh to log into the rpi from another computer, and
> use its keyboard and display.
> 
> 
No. I listen to the battery-powered-TTS, lying-down, at a location with
no electric supply. Similarly, I want to be able to just bring my
portable rPi to the eth0 And get printed paper.

>> So then I'd need to find out the printers IP?
> 
> Is it the same always or does it change? You do not want to be changing
> the setup each time you do it, as you also then need to install the
> printer ppd file, edit /etc/cups/printers etc.
> What kind of printer is it?
> 
> 
>> How do I do that?
>> The 'one' user who may co-operate with my needs, would not know.
>>
>> Perhaps the HP-printer's name is standard for the product, and
>> available via the net? But no; since it must be able to share the ethN
>> with other same-make printers?
>>
>> What's the general syntax to drive the printer ?
> 
> you tell us nothing about the printer.
> 
> 
I was thinking 1980's: you give a strean of bytes, and get the paper
printed. Perhaps it's easier to just fax the text to the printer/fax
combo? 

>>== TIA.
>>
>>

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Portable text2eth0 printer? Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com - 2014-03-15 11:47 +0000
  Re: Portable text2eth0 printer? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2014-03-15 17:14 +0000
    Re: Portable text2eth0 printer? Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2014-03-21 09:35 +0000
      Re: Portable text2eth0 printer? Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2014-03-21 13:25 +0000

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