Re: Bad modem connection with fibreglass line

Just two short comments on what, on Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:53:21 -0400,
Moe Trin <ibuprofin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Fri, 09 Oct 2009, in the Usenet newsgroup comp.dcom.modems, in article
<op.u1it6gp9o63xbg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, tlvp wrote:

Meanwhile, I don't quite agree that printers are all ditching their
serial or parallel interface ports for USB -- certainly none of the
workhorse printers I use and love have done any such thing.

Well, that's true - but what are you connecting them to? None of the
last three computers I've bought came with a parallel port, and serial
printers aren't all that common.

Connecting to the last notebooks (XP units, both) that *did* have one.
Agreed, the two most recent boxes don't have one (and that's a great
annoyance!).

But I quite agree with the point you were really making, that newer
printers are being produced with USB ports only (or USB and ethernet).

I still have two ancient Epson printers that are parallel port only,
but they're getting awfully tired. The two HP are both Ethernet only.

And some of them get sold for less than a replacement toner cart for
my other old workhorse, an HP LJ 5L.

Results 1 - 10 of about 125,000 for Gillette "give away the razor".
(0.36 seconds)

"King Camp Gillette" developed the concept of (virtually) giving away
the razor, and making his fortune selling the razor blades. The
companies building "home" printers are following suit. And the paper
isn't that cheap either.

At least you can get a carton (10 reams) of paper from Staples
by submitting -- in a good week -- one $30 Rewards voucher,
earned via turning in 10 empty toner carts :-) . Probably likewise
from OfficeMax, OfficeDepot, others ... .

Old guy

Cheers, -- tlvp


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