Printers dependent on IE

On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 21:50:01 GMT, wrote:

I'm currently using Windows 98se but plan on migrating to Linux in the
near future. However I've noticed that many printers are dependent on
Internet Explorer 5+ to work. W98se ships with IE 5.0 which is often
too old.

Are there any printers that don't depend on IE? I only need a basic
inkjet color one. Any information would be appreciated.

Thanks.

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I think you've misinterpreted the situation. There are no printers
that are tied to Internet Explorer. However, you will find printers
that are slangly called "winPrinters". These are dumb as dirt
printers that offload their logic functions to the computer via a code
heavy driver. This isn't a problem if you're using the latest OS from
Microsoft, but if you have an OS that's a little less than mainstream
(eg. Linux), an older version of Windows, or an older discontinued
printer, you may find the situation fairly frustrating.

That said, the situation has improved a whole lot, and any printers
are supported in Linux through the CUPS printing system.

Here's a list. Note that it's likely incomplete, as new drivers
appear very frequently:

http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer...gi?make=Anyone
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Thanks.


MCheu

"MCheu" wrote in message
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That said, the situation has improved a whole lot, and any printers
are supported in Linux through the CUPS printing system.

Here's a list. Note that it's likely incomplete, as new drivers
appear very frequently:

http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer...gi?make=Anyone

Patience . . . www.linuxprinting.org was unavailable Feb. 7

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

"Don Phillipson" wrote in news:mh2Gf.2677
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"MCheu" wrote in message
...

That said, the situation has improved a whole lot, and any printers
are supported in Linux through the CUPS printing system.

Here's a list. Note that it's likely incomplete, as new drivers
appear very frequently:

http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer...gi?make=Anyone

Patience . . . www.linuxprinting.org was unavailable Feb. 7


I checked it today.
No current Canon Inkjets supported. There might be a purchaseable 3rd party
driver .

Gary Tait wrote:
"Don Phillipson" wrote in news:mh2Gf.2677
:

"MCheu" wrote in message
...

That said, the situation has improved a whole lot, and any printers
are supported in Linux through the CUPS printing system.

Here's a list. Note that it's likely incomplete, as new drivers
appear very frequently:

http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer...gi?make=Anyone

Patience . . . www.linuxprinting.org was unavailable Feb. 7


I checked it today.
No current Canon Inkjets supported. There might be a purchaseable 3rd party
driver .

As I mentioned, the list is *INCOMPLETE*. Just because a printer isn't
listed doesn't mean it doesn't work with CUPS. Generally, you can use
the driver for the printer's previous generation equivalent. For
example, the S-series listed is analogous to the current I-series.
Some of the bigger Linux distros do the legwork and idiot proofing for
you, but on occasion, you have to do some experimenting. A bit of
online research will help in narrowing it down.