Choosing a new printer/all-in-one

[Ric Moore]

On Thu, 2011-02-03 at 20:08 -0800, MR ZenWiz wrote: 
> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 7:47 PM, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I like mine as well, but it sucks ink like a thirsty mule and any
> > electrical glitch causes it to spasm with glee and print off test pages
> > that practically douse the page with a goodly amount of ink. I have
> > found no way to turn off this "feature". Out here, on rural electric,
> > you can count on the power being interrupted every time a pigeon lands
> > on a wire. So, I keep it turned off until I'm ready to use it. The only
> > way I get to the Internet is through HughesNet. That's country. Ric
> >
> 
> So your internet is okay for participating in lists but not for buying
> a UPS/BBU with line conditioning?

Heh, I killed off the last UPS with the power going down and staying
down long enough for a UPS not to matter much. The battery finally gave
out. Ric
-- 
My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say:
"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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