• MorphOS Developer
    geit
    Posts: 1031 from 2004/9/23
    Quote:

    eprint is key technology. It allows printing without drivers.


    No, No and Noooo!

    ePrint is exactly what you donĀ“t want. ePrint is what HP wants. NSA probably congratulates each new ePrint user and you probably get a gift card for sending all your document willingly and for free direkt to them.

    The only proper solution is AirPrint which is basically using several open standards combined to locate and communicate with the printer *directly*!

    No cloud required, no server required, no internet connection required, no driver required required (beside the one airprint driver).

    As a bonus you can convert any printer into an airprint compatible device. Even the fancy old LayerJet4 dusting in your basement by using some low power linux system like raspberry pi. In fact you only need one pi to create a printer farm with all your printers in storage.

    There is no AirPrint driver for MorphOS yet, as I did not find and time to look into it. Basically it is just asking the local network for printers and specs and then sending some packet with pdf content.

    Even real printer preferences are obsolete with AirPrint. You take your phone or computer, hook it up to the available network and you are able to print to any printer available.
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