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This is kind of out there but... are there open-source laser printer designs? I guess the key elements (scanner, toner dispenser, heater) aren't exactly commod
by AceJohnny2 5y ago
This is kind of out there but... are there open-source laser printer designs?
I guess the key elements (scanner, toner dispenser, heater) aren't exactly commodity/interchangeable, so maybe better: are there open-source laser printer firmware?
I feel like the technology has been established for a few decades now, and the latest consumer iterations often add ridiculous "features" and outright user-hostility that maybe there's room for an alternate solution.
Edit: see rdw's answer elsewhere here, for why a laser printer is a pretty complicated piece of control system
- fho 5y agoI guess we are over "peak printing" already. Every open hardware printer design would be one or two decades too late.
- ClumsyPilot 5y agoOpen source hardware is quite limited so far, what have we got besides 3D printers and drones? There is no opensource car or house or motorbike, is there? How about an oven, microwave?