Comments on: Standalone printer display hack

By: dazzam

dazzam — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:45:29 +0000

@jon ( and @null)

be aware that @PJL needs to be in capitals when using telnet to change the display.

By: EZ Computers

EZ Computers — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:47:03 +0000

very cool idea, only problem is that no printers use parallel ports now a days…

By: null

null — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 03:30:23 +0000

@ #6 – jon

No need to download little programs to do this…
Telnet onto port 9100, type @PJL RDYMSG DISPLAY=”MESSAGE”
Simple as that.

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:54:02 +0000

lp0 on fire

By: eMpTy

eMpTy — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:20:28 +0000

ascii tongue anyone?

By: y8

y8 — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:36:00 +0000

“Please plug me in before printing”
“Go away”
“Press ctrl-alt-delete to begin”
“WRYYYYYYYYYY”
“Place keyboard on head then select paper size”
“How do I printed paper?”
??????

By: ArtemisGoldfish

ArtemisGoldfish — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:20:54 +0000

I have an HP Laserjet 5 (got from Salvation Army, $5. Works great, too) and I’m gonna see if I can get this to work through the serial port instead.

By: _matt

_matt — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:14:13 +0000

“Please plug me in before printing”
“Go away”
“Press ctrl-alt-delete to begin”
“WRYYYYYYYYYY”
“Place keyboard on head then select paper size”
“How do I printed paper?”

The possibilities are endless

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:57:12 +0000

‘PC load letter?’ what the fuck??

By: amk

amk — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:19:10 +0000

neat. it wouldn’t be terribly difficult to adapt this idea to work over USB, for those of us who don’t work in government offices.

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:28:01 +0000

This website (http://kovaya.com/miscellany/2007/10/insert-coin.html) has a little perl script for changing the display over the network.

It works, I’ve tried it. Many offices use HP network printers.

By: anonymous coward

anonymous coward — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:04:44 +0000

Student: Can I get change for a dollar.
Helpdesk: There’s a change machine next to the vending machines.
Student: I know, but I need change for the printer.
Helpdesk: ???
Student: It says “INSERT COIN”
Backoffice techs: [giggle]

By: mike

mike — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:39:50 +0000

I work in a municipal government office, and a new printer is a big thing, meaning entire departments will spend a year or 2 analyzing things then put it in the budget and get something mediocre that will be good for a couple years and need replaced, and then 10 years later they realize how old this “new” printer is. (yes, we do have old parallel stuff, shoot we still have a few tractor feed printers)

By: Coderer

Coderer — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:34:38 +0000

@corn brown: you’ve never worked with a government office, have you? We’ll have parallel ports when your grandkids are waiting in line at the DMV.

By: corn brown

corn brown — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:12:33 +0000

cool except…you’ll have to travel back to 1996 to use it in a widespread manner.