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Improve print quality when using a Hawking Print Server
Authored by: diamondsw on Feb 21, '05 10:56:19AM

I think this hint, while very useful to some, shows exactly why we use Mac OS X and NOT Linux. Install Ghostscript, Foomatic, and bj8pa06n, fiddle, pray it survives system updates, maintain the packages and updates yourself, etc. If you want to do it "just because", have fun - seriously. If you are doing it for a more mundane reason ("I need to print this document"), it's going to bite you in the end. For most people, just buy a new printer for $50-90 which is probably better than the one it's replacing and *works*.

After all, what is your time worth? Here's a good tip - your employer has decided what it's worth, and I hope you value your time more than your employer does. According to that formula, if I spend more than a few hours getting this to work, then I've "spent" more than it would cost to replace the printer.

(Sorry, in a bit of a grumpy mood this Monday morning)



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