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> if a student even had their own printers set up. Students aren't allowed to have a printer? O_o
by ohazi 5y ago
> if a student even had their own printers set up.
Students aren't allowed to have a printer? O_o
- dsr_ 5y agoPrinters used to be expensive and noisy. In 1993 I was one of about 3 people on a dorm floor of ultraturbonerds who had a printer in my room; it was a Canon BJ130, I think, which had the distinction of being a tractor-fed 300dpi black-and-white inkjet, and thus much much quieter than my friend's IBM ProPrinter 24XL. How much quieter? It wouldn't wake up people in the next room.
- macintux 5y agoIn 1988 when I was at Purdue, one of my roommates had a Coleco Adam. Presto, instant printer! Buying a combination computer/printer was a terrible idea for longevity, but it helped me out a lot that year. (Edit: stupid typo getting old)
- xorcist 5y agoI too had a ProPrinter 24XL! Compared to daisy wheel printers, they were very quiet.
- vulcan01 5y agoFrom what my college-going friends tell me, some colleges want students to pay for a higher print quota instead of having their own printer. More money for the college that way.