[Sussex] Taking the plunge

[Tom Ellis]

> Hi all,
Morning 

<snip>
> I finally had to do the deed on my old Debian box & install the sick & 
> tragic mess that is Windows 98 so that my step-son could use his 
> game CDs etc. Although he quite liked Debian, especially GIMP.
> 
I've found that most younger users actually quite like an X11
interface... that is young users which haven't had any experience with
windows. 

<snip>
> Just a couple of things though - if anyone can help..
> 
> Will my Lexmark 1100 run OK with Debian? (I ask this because the 
> Epson 440 on my old Debian box never printed so much as one pixel 
> under Debian 2.2)
> 

http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Lexmark-1100
shows you the relevant details.

> Is WINE ok for printing? (Assuming the answer to the first question is 
> positive).
erm... do you mean printing from a program which is running through wine?

Tom
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