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It's done today purely out of cost restrictions. Why build a printer that you can plug a monitor into, power some usb devices, and also connect a keyboard and
by GigabyteCoin 15y ago
It's done today purely out of cost restrictions.
Why build a printer that you can plug a monitor into, power some usb devices, and also connect a keyboard and mouse to?
It would be entirely pointless and too expensive for a manufacturer to do that.
- Retric 15y agoYour missing his point. Printers have anti counter-fitting measures built in and it costs more money to build them that way. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/surveillance/2008-07-13-printer_N.htm http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/surveillance/2008-07-13-pr... It's mostly a non issue, but there are always edge cases. For example there is software that let's you print backup data that can latter be scanned in which was somewhat hampered by this technology. 600DPI * 600DPI * 24 bits * 8.5inch * 11 inch = ~100mb a page which is not all that amazing today, but still useful in the early 90's.
- sliverstorm 15y agoI'm glad to hear someone else who isn't freaking out over it. You would not believe some of the tin foil hats that come out when discussing these measures.
- finnw 15y ago> 100mb a page which is not all that amazing today 100mb is probably enough to hold all the code you will write in your lifetime.