<div dir="ltr">I agree to stay away from Olivetti, and warn others before they make a purchase they'll regret. Olivetti seem to offer no intention of supporting Linux or providing PPDs.<div><br></div><div>Quintin</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 6:30 AM Jan <<a href="mailto:jan@verslank.net" target="_blank">jan@verslank.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Poor show Olivetti. I even asked them about this via their website
and received an impersonal, standardised reply which means nothing
and leads nowhere. <br>
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Best is to warn Linux users to stay away via social media? <br>
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Best wishes,<br>
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<div class="m_-7890740819368515858m_7001205567060879363moz-cite-prefix">On 07/12/2017 13:37, Anton May wrote:<br>
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<div>As far as I know Olivetti has never been a big linux
supporter. Even on Open Printing database there is very little
Olivetti printers available - <a href="http://www.openprinting.org/printers/manufacturer/Olivetti" target="_blank">http://www.openprinting.org/printers/manufacturer/Olivetti</a></div>
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<div>Don't know if things have changed, maybe someone can point
you in another direction?</div>
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<div>Sorry</div>
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<div>Anton</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 7 December 2017 at 10:48, Ubuntu
Bear ZA <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:zabear1@gmail.com" target="_blank">zabear1@gmail.com</a>></span>
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Dec17<br>
<br>
I have joined a RE office in KZN (Wakefields on South
Coast). They use WiFi for their big Olivetti printers<br>
<br>
AND I use Ubuntu 16.04.<br>
<br>
* PROBLEM is that I cannot currently link with the printers
(which may force me to not use Ubuntu in future).<br>
<br>
I do not wish to go that route.<br>
<br>
Any suggestions?<br>
<br>
I am copying the details of the printers below.<br>
<br>
Olivetti d-colorp2130 and Olivwtti d-4004mf<br>
<br>
Hoping that someone can provide a way out. The IT guy here
himself loves Ubuntu and is willing to assist, but needs
directions.<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
<br>
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