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[LUG] Move from parallel port to USB with printer

 

Some of you may remember a recent thread where I had found out, after
six years, that my printer had a USB port as well as a parallel one.

I have now moved over to using the USB port and it works very well. I
haven't tested it but I get the feeling that it runs a bit faster now.

However, there is one surprising outcome, to me anyway. I use a utility
called mtink to check how much ink is still left in the cartridges.
Previously it regularly came up with silly error messages such as being
out of paper when it wasn't. I often had to run it 5, 6 or even more
times before it would suddenly work.

Now, using the USB  port, it works first time every time. Weird.

Computers, don't you love them!!

Regards

Neil

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