[SunRescue] What Gem did I find?

[Mike Hebel]

>>> We had a DeskJet 1200C with the Postscript option installed, when I was
>>> at Comco.  GREAT printer, but a set of ink carts for it cost more than
>>> a complete used replacement printer (> $100).
>>
>>Ya, I think a full set for the 1600CM was similar price.  However, they
>>last a while, and work *really* well.

I have a 1600CN at home that I paid $140 for and there's only one complaint
I have with these models - the ink cartridges will clog rather quickly if
you don't use _all_ the colors _every_ day or so.  I can print black out of
it until the cows come home but I can't always guarantee a color if I have
not printed it that day.

I maintained three of these on one of my previous jobs and all three had the
same exact problem.

Other than that they're fine printers.  I think I've chunked a ream of paper
or maybe two out of mine in the last month or so.  They even work as remote
printers under Linux properly with Postscript emulation.

Anybody got a JetDirect (MIO) card or Postscript SIMM for these that they
would give for some minimal dollars?

Mike Hebel