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Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS?

Posted by Russell Shaw
on 2002-01-24 14:48:07 UTC
pfrederick1 wrote:
>
> > I make PCBs photographically with a lightbox and printout onto
> > inkjet transparency film. I'll make a cnc controller like that.
> > The best (sharpest and blackest) printouts are done with an
> > epson stylus colour 400 or higher inkjet on to epson transparency.
> > I can get 0.005" tracks and spacing easily and reliably.
> > Linux is no good for inkjets.
>
> Debunked:
>
> Hewlett Packard might disagree with your
> "Linux is no good for inkjets." statement:
>
> http://hp.sourceforge.net/
>
> Works great for me and my inkjet.
>
> Here's your driver for Linux:
> http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=62912
>
> FUD like this serves few well. Linux has enough real problems
> lets not all go around making up new ones.
>
> BTW you're supposed to use a laser printer for what you're doing
> anyways.

Thanks, there was nothing around last time i used mandrake.
I'll evaluate these drivers some time.

BTW, lasers are the most useless pieces of crap for doing
fine resolution PCBs. Also, i've found postscript (don't know
if it's the pc software or the printer) has some rounding
error problems, so that pad and track coordinates get
printed out with slight errors.

Discussion Thread

ballendo 2002-01-23 04:42:43 UTC Whither goest DOS? Tony Jeffree 2002-01-23 06:31:07 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Whither goest DOS? Marcus & Eva 2002-01-23 08:21:41 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Whither goest DOS? studleylee 2002-01-23 08:27:58 UTC Re: Whither goest DOS? Randy Gordon-Gilmore 2002-01-23 08:45:28 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? David Goodfellow 2002-01-23 08:48:19 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? Carol & Jerry Jankura 2002-01-23 09:19:20 UTC Whither goest DOS? pfrederick1 2002-01-23 09:50:41 UTC Re: Whither goest DOS? Fitch R. Williams 2002-01-23 10:22:41 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? CL 2002-01-23 10:38:32 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? CL 2002-01-23 10:47:29 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? dlantz@a... 2002-01-23 10:51:14 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? Jon Elson 2002-01-23 10:58:07 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Whither goest DOS? Carol & Jerry Jankura 2002-01-23 11:02:45 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? Jon Elson 2002-01-23 11:14:20 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? Drew Rogge 2002-01-23 11:17:00 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? Kevin P. Martin 2002-01-23 11:21:51 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? ccstratton 2002-01-23 11:50:52 UTC Re: Whither goest DOS? Tim 2002-01-23 14:19:22 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? ccs@m... 2002-01-23 14:31:16 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? Hugh Currin 2002-01-23 14:37:02 UTC Re: Whither goest DOS? Smoke 2002-01-23 15:28:08 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? Ray 2002-01-23 15:38:38 UTC Re: Re: Re: Whither goest DOS? Randy Gordon-Gilmore 2002-01-23 15:41:07 UTC DOS is dead; long live DOS :-) Chris L 2002-01-23 15:42:06 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Re: Whither goest DOS? Russell Shaw 2002-01-23 16:03:25 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? wanliker@a... 2002-01-23 17:21:13 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? Bill Vance 2002-01-23 17:59:53 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? pfrederick1 2002-01-23 18:10:01 UTC Re: Whither goest DOS? Russell Shaw 2002-01-23 18:30:49 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? Mr. sausage 2002-01-23 20:16:28 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? waynegramlich 2002-01-23 20:53:03 UTC Open source CNC buffer [Was: Whither goest DOS?] ballendo 2002-01-23 20:56:09 UTC Re: Whither goest DOS? Chris L 2002-01-23 21:22:04 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? ballendo 2002-01-23 21:35:17 UTC Re: Whither goest DOS? Bill Vance 2002-01-23 21:40:43 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? 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Carol & Jerry Jankura 2002-01-24 05:54:58 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: USB or Ethernet machine control pfrederick1 2002-01-24 08:11:09 UTC Re: Whither goest DOS? JanRwl@A... 2002-01-24 10:22:41 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: USB or Ethernet machine control Jon Elson 2002-01-24 10:54:27 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? CL 2002-01-24 11:02:25 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? ccs@m... 2002-01-24 11:10:34 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? CL 2002-01-24 12:11:09 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? ccs@m... 2002-01-24 12:24:01 UTC Re: glitchy step signals wanliker@a... 2002-01-24 12:44:21 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? Luc Vercruysse 2002-01-24 13:57:00 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Open source CNC buffer [Was: Whither goest DOS?] Russell Shaw 2002-01-24 14:48:07 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? Carol & Jerry Jankura 2002-01-24 19:05:21 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? ballendo 2002-01-25 00:38:01 UTC Re: Whither goest DOS? ballendo 2002-01-25 00:47:16 UTC Subject headings vs. OT was Re: Whither goest DOS? ballendo 2002-01-25 02:07:05 UTC Linux cnc OTHER than EMC was Re: Whither goest DOS? Ian Wright 2002-01-25 02:41:16 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? ballendo 2002-01-25 05:55:18 UTC Re: Whither goest DOS? Dennis Dunn 2002-01-25 06:31:26 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? Russell Shaw 2002-01-25 06:39:34 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? ballendo 2002-01-25 07:04:06 UTC fpga's for b-box was Re: Whither goest DOS? ballendo 2002-01-25 07:10:06 UTC Re: Whither goest DOS? Dennis Dunn 2002-01-25 07:37:33 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? CL 2002-01-25 11:18:26 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? ballendo 2002-01-25 12:29:51 UTC windows controllers master5 was Re: Whither goest DOS? ballendo 2002-01-25 12:43:33 UTC Re: Whither goest DOS? dkowalcz2000 2002-01-25 13:09:00 UTC Re: USB or Ethernet machine control ballendo 2002-01-25 13:21:02 UTC Black boxes was Re: USB or Ethernet machine control j.guenther 2002-01-25 13:45:47 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? Paul 2002-01-25 17:24:31 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Black boxes Russell Shaw 2002-01-25 17:38:28 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? Jon Elson 2002-01-25 22:24:06 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Black boxes was Re: USB or Ethernet machine control Jon Elson 2002-01-25 22:42:11 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Black boxes ballendo 2002-01-27 04:50:03 UTC "gutting" black boxes was Re: Whither goest DOS? ballendo 2002-01-27 05:20:55 UTC All those in favor of simple interfaces, say "I" was Re: Whither goest DOS? ballendo 2002-01-27 06:41:41 UTC Re: Black boxes ballendo 2002-01-27 18:33:01 UTC master 5 group for computer info was Re: Whither goest DOS? Chris L 2002-01-27 18:48:57 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] master 5 group for computer info was Re: Whither goest DOS? Raymond Heckert 2002-01-27 21:09:36 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Black boxes Tony Jeffree 2002-01-27 22:15:52 UTC Re: Patent searches (was Black boxes) Scot Rogers 2002-01-27 22:58:49 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Whither goest DOS? ballendo 2002-01-28 05:09:36 UTC Us Govt. patent site was Re: Black boxes Tony Jeffree 2002-01-28 05:24:30 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Us Govt. patent site was Re: Black boxes ballendo 2002-01-28 05:50:11 UTC Us Govt. patent site was Re: Black boxes Tony Jeffree 2002-01-28 07:03:07 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Us Govt. patent site was Re: Black boxes ron ginger 2002-01-28 18:39:05 UTC Black boxes wanliker@a... 2002-01-28 18:48:09 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Black boxes ballendo 2002-01-29 02:19:50 UTC Re: Black boxes Fitch R. Williams 2002-01-29 04:40:14 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Black boxes