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Re: ATARI is crap!

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In article <454426331@f1.n770.z1199.fidonet.org>, Kurt Weiske
<NOSPAM.Kurt.Weiske@f1.n770.z1199.fidonet.org> 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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Re: ATARI is crap! "Adelbert Affenstaat" <a@ff.e> - 2016-01-29 22:24 +0100
  Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-01-30 12:36 +1300
    Re: ATARI is crap! Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-01-30 08:08 -0700
      Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-01-31 10:02 +1300
        Re: ATARI is crap! Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-01-30 15:26 -0700
          Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-01-31 13:39 +1300
            Re: ATARI is crap! Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-01-30 18:06 -0700
              Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-01-31 17:49 +1300
              Re: ATARI is crap! Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-01-30 22:17 -0700
                Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-01-31 19:38 +1300
                Re: ATARI is crap! Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-01-31 07:35 -0700
                Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-02-01 13:24 +1300
                Re: ATARI is crap! Ken Springer <wordworks@greeleynet.com> - 2016-01-31 19:45 -0700
                Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-02-01 16:31 +1300
                Re: ATARI is crap! Clu <drclu@swbell.net> - 2016-02-05 10:49 -0600
                Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-02-06 09:57 +1300
  Re: ATARI is crap! Harry Potter <rose.joseph12@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-30 10:56 -0800
    Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-01-31 10:06 +1300
      Re: ATARI is crap! Harry Potter <rose.joseph12@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-30 15:26 -0800
        Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-01-31 13:37 +1300
        Re: ATARI is crap! Andreas Kohlbach <janrat.9.ankman@spamgourmet.net> - 2016-01-31 17:49 -0500
          Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-02-01 13:29 +1300
            Re: ATARI is crap! NOSPAM.Kurt.Weiske@f1.n770.z1199.fidonet.org (Kurt Weiske) - 2016-02-02 06:58 +1200
              Re: ATARI is crap! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2016-02-03 09:31 +1300
  Re: ATARI is crap! Dombo <dombo@disposable.invalid> - 2016-01-31 21:56 +0100

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