Re: DOS printers

[Judith Davidsen jdavidsen@xxxxxxxx]

Whoops! Compusa also had an HPDJ for something like $29, but
I've thrown away the flier so I don't know the model number.

Judith Davidsen wrote:
>
> Back in February, an HP online sales person assured me that
> only the deskjet 950/952c handled Dos, but last Sunday
> (5/20) an ad in the Times for an HP deskjet840c for $67.97
> with rebates at CompUSA sent me back to the site
>
> http:/www.hp.com
>
> where I found three more that claim to be Dos-compatible:
>
> HPDJ842c ($119 at Staples)
> HPDJ932c ($149 at Staples & Wiz)
> HPDJ350c (portable, $269.99 at J&R)
>
> 1. I don't know if they mean by Dos-compatible what I mean.
> 2. I searched these particular models based on what was
> advertised in the Times. There may be scads more.
>
> Hope this helps. I'd like to know what you discover.
>
> Judith Davidsen
>
> Norman Bauman wrote:
> >
> > Can you still buy a printer that supports DOS any more?
> >
> > A friend of mine uses WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS, and an old HP II printer,
> > whose paper feed is getting increasingly erratic.
> >
> > He called up HP. and they told him that none of their current printers
> > support DOS. They no longer manufacture the HP2100, and the HP 2200 doesn't
> > support DOS.
> >
> > There are a couple of stores in Compu-Mart that sell old equipment, and
> > there are HP II printers advertised for $100, but I wonder if there's a
> > cheap ink-jet he could buy at CompUSA for close to $100.
> >
> > Norman
> >
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