[News] Desktop GNU/Linux and Printers: "It Just Works (TM)"
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[News] Desktop GNU/Linux and Printers: "It Just Works (TM)"         

Group: comp.os.linux.advocacy · Group Profile
Author: Roy Schestowitz
Date: Jun 7, 2010 22:31

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Samsung ML-1640 USB Printer and Ubuntu Lucid Lynx

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| It Just Works (TM)
|
| I switched on the printer and plugged in
| the USB cable. Immediately I started to
| click through to the printer setup area to
| see if I could set it up. Suddenly my eye
| caught a little dialog popup next to my
| network monitor.
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http://g33q.co.za/2010/06/06/samsung-ml-1640-usb-printer-and-ubuntu-lucid-lynx/

Many printers are actually running embedded Linux.

Recent:

HP: webOS coming to slates and printers

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| CEO confirms Palm operating system heading
| to more than just phones
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http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/33181/hp-webos-printers-slate-tablets

HP: WebOS headed to Internet-connected printers

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| HP will acquire Palm "in order to enhance
| our intellectual property...in the
| connected-mobility space. We expect to
| leverage WebOS into a variety of form
| factors, including slates and Web-connected
| printers," Hurd said Tuesday.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20005315-260.html
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