Re: [hpoj-devel] PSC 2355

[James B. H. <jh...@vi...>]

> Cory, I think dropping parallel port support is a bad idea.

Concur roundly.

[snip]

> I also want to let HP's print-only devices print through HPLIP, so that 
> one can use the inkjet maintenance functions of the toolbox. Nozzle 
> cleaning and ink level checking would get very expensive if one has to 
> by an HP JetDirect box for ones parallel printers.

For this reason, but much more for the reason below.  (My DJ 520 from 1993
will never die).

> We cannot declare the parallel port as obsolete. Many of our customers 
> still have parallel-port HP inkjet or multi-function printers.

My HPOJ 1170C from 1998 stills goes strong, and my year-old OJ 7130 is still
a babe in the woods by any comparison.  While the 7130 has USB, I
steadfastly refuse to use it for any of a number of reasons, and I have
the card that uses the LIO port to make a parallel port.  This will never
change unless/until I am simply forced away from parallel port.  But if
that happens, I sure don't want it to be because of available software.

jbh