So, I downloaded the developer's code, and tried to install it in /usr/local. I had read the documentation on the developer's website, but tried the Debian installation anyway. Humorously enough, it worked fine on Linux, but the trouble I had was on Windows. If I hadn't read that it wouldn't work, I probably would have just installed it the easy way, and not noticed that it "didn't work", but since I was expecting it to not work, gave up too easily. I bought an HP P1006, for $50 after various rebates, and the reviews seem to say it is a decent printer, though the documentation claimed it wouldn't work over the network, which I discounted as people couldn't figure out how to set it up. I bought two toners the last time I bought toner, and it turns out that was a bad idea, as the "wiper" in the toner cartridge rotted out, since we use ink so slowly.The wiper can be replaced for $10 and a good bit of hard work, but seemed somewhat likely that something would break in the process, so I decided not to do that. ![]() We've only been able to have one page in the input feeder for years, and when I replaced the fuser a year or two ago, I didn't realize that I could have gotten some new gears to fix the feed issue at the same time. The 6L lasted 13 years, so the longest lasting printer I've had since the Epson dot-matrix we had while growing up, which of course, still works. ![]() Or actually, it didn't really die, but required more money, so I decided (somewhat hesitantly, since the HP Laserjet 6L is the best printer ever made, according to most sources) to replace it.
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