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Are there any open hardware printer projects? You could (almost) guarantee no tracking dots, although of course a totally custom printer might produce output th
by cybrexalpha 5y ago
Are there any open hardware printer projects? You could (almost) guarantee no tracking dots, although of course a totally custom printer might produce output that is unique enough to be unintentionally identifying.
As a side effect it might actually be repairable instead of disposable like most commercial printers seem to be.
- hakfoo 5y agoSort of a tangent, but I recall hearing that the early generations of HP LaserJets had much hardware commonality with Canon copiers. I wonder if it makes sense to target used copiers as a baseline. They would be built to last and not screw people over on consumables, because the 99.9% business copier market is going to be way more TCO-sensitive than home users. I'm imagining some kit where you'd buy a minivan-sized copier, bolt a Rasbperry Pi onto a custom cable harness, and rip off all the scanning and controls stuff. On the other hand, I'd suspect many of those devices are sold as having network-printer functionality already, so it may be moot.