[Wolves] Canon, Japan printer drivers (was Re: Wolves Digest, Vol 96, Issue 14)

[Andy Wootton]

roundyz wrote:

>On Friday 22 Jul 2005 22:13, Andy Wootton wrote:
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>>Kevanf1 wrote:
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>>>On 22/07/05, Adam Sweet <drinky76 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>>>--- roundyz <roundyz at hotpop.com> wrote:
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>>>>I don't know about Canon cameras but their printers
>>>>are poorly supported under Linux, though the Canon
>>>>scanner I inherited works fine, the driver isn't from
>>>>Canon of course. Make sure you can use it with Linux.
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>>>I personally will not buy any Canon products.  I have e-mailed them
>>>asking about Linux support for my scanner (LiDE 50).  In a nuthsell
>>>they simply do not want to know.  I have e-mailed them back and told
>>>them that until they decide to start supporting Linux I shall not buy
>>>any more of their products.
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>>Have a look here. Things are improving.
>>http://www.linuxprinting.org/pipermail/canon-list/2003q2/000963.html
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>>It includes one working link to back up the story
>>http://cweb.canon.jp/drv-upd/bj/other.html
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>I was going to use a card reader....But I'm still unsure as to what camera to 
>get....I also need to sell my other one soon also....
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Matt,

Look at the 'Subject'. You are cured!

Good point about card readers! I've just posted a long reply about a 
couple of cameras. My daughter also wanted a USB pen for university. An 
eBuyer card reader and a big SD card was cheaper and meant she could use 
it for her camera too.

Woo