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It's 2020 and printer manufacturers still haven't settled on a standard printer interface. I remember once buying a mouse and having to install a driver for it
by billpg 6y ago
It's 2020 and printer manufacturers still haven't settled on a standard printer interface.
I remember once buying a mouse and having to install a driver for it. Then one day, the mouse manufacturers all agreed to use a single interface. Now I can plug in any mouse and it just works without even having to download a driver.
Why can't I buy a printer, plug it in and the OS sees a device with a standard print-a-page interface?
- andylynch 6y agoThey have plenty of standards! - appsociey/jet direct, postscript, pdf , pcl, pjl , ipp, AirPrint, etc etc. Although AirPrint is pretty much just this.