On Sun, 6 Nov 2022 06:31:04 -0500, Dan Ritter wrote:
> Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote:
>> 1. A Northgate Omnikey 101 keyboard (from 2006) with a 5-pin DIN cable,
>> currently going via an adapter to a PS/2 port in the desktop;
>
> 2. There are two kinds of PS/2 to USB adapters; one kind will
> w
On Sun, Nov 06, 2022 at 06:31:04AM -0500, Dan Ritter wrote:
3. An HP LaserJet 5MP printer from 1995 with a parallel-port connector.
StarTech sells a $42 PCIe card with a parallel port and two
serial ports. If you're getting a desktop, this might be your
preferred path.
Two other options:
The
ne
Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 12:46 AM
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You can also buy not too expensively PCIe cards for serial and parallel port.
The printer I connected through a parallel to usb adapter c
You can also buy not too expensively PCIe cards for serial and parallel port.
The printer I connected through a parallel to usb adapter cable
Peter
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> On 7 Nov 2022, at 23:09, David wrote:
>
> On Mon, 7 Nov 2022 at 05:01
Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote:
> On November 5, 2022 7:21 PM, I wrote:
>
> For me a scroll wheel has always been a deal-breaker, and I recently couldn't
> find any mice without that. (A few years ago I found just one, from HP, and
> I didn't like using it.) I click with the center button a lo
On Mon, 7 Nov 2022 at 05:01, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj)
wrote:
> For me a scroll wheel has always been a deal-breaker, and I recently
> couldn't find any mice without that. (A few years ago I found just one,
> from HP, and I didn't like using it.) I click with the center button
> a lot, and (may
On Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 04:37:56PM -0500, pa...@quillandmouse.com wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Nov 2022 15:15:27 +
> "Kleene, Steven (kleenesj)" wrote:
>
> > Thanks to all of you for your many detailed and helpful responses. I
> > think my next move will be to connect with my local Linux users group
>
On Mon, 7 Nov 2022 15:15:27 +
"Kleene, Steven (kleenesj)" wrote:
> Thanks to all of you for your many detailed and helpful responses. I
> think my next move will be to connect with my local Linux users group
> (which I'm ashamed to say I've never done). I'll describe the
> problem and see i
er? Thanks.
From: Peter von Kaehne
Sent: Monday, November 7, 2022 10:39 AM
To: Kleene, Steven (kleenesj)
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Subject: Re: support for ancient peripherals
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I have installed last week a HP Laserjet 4P which is the same ilk. It
ood local shop.
>
>
> From: mick.crane
> Sent: Monday, November 7, 2022 2:17 AM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: support for ancient peripherals
>
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>
>
>> On 2022-11-05 2
they
can suggest a good local shop.
From: mick.crane
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On 2022-11-05 23:21, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote:
> 3. An HP LaserJet 5MP
On 2022-11-05 23:21, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote:
3. An HP LaserJet 5MP printer from 1995 with a parallel-port connector.
Pretty sure used used HP Jetdirect in the past with cups.
https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c02480766
mick
> Here's a more remedial question. I haven't bought a desktop in 16 years. To
> have a custom desktop built with some of the options I've seen recommended
> here, where would you go? Would you patronize a local shop, or is there an
> online store that is good at discussing and implementing custo
On Sun, 2022-11-06 at 17:44 +, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote:
> On November 5, 2022 7:21 PM, I wrote:
>
> > > As you might understand, I'd like to replace my desktop, a 2006 Pentium 4
> > > with a 3-GHz processor. It has always run Debian, and so will the new
> > > one.
> > >
> > > My conc
On Sun, 6 Nov 2022 17:44:58 +
"Kleene, Steven (kleenesj)" wrote:
> Here's a more remedial question. I haven't bought a desktop in 16
> years. To have a custom desktop built with some of the options I've
> seen recommended here, where would you go? Would you patronize a
> local shop, or is
ng and implementing customizations? I
am not an expert when it comes to hardware.
Thanks again.
From: Joe
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On Sun, 06 Nov 2022 00:3
On Sun, 06 Nov 2022 00:30:58 -0400
Stefan Monnier wrote:
>
> You can find serial to USB adapters, but it will require some manual
> configuration, tho I suspect you already had to do that in Buster, so
> it should keep working pretty much the same (except the serial device
> will have a differe
Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote:
> My concern is about support for three ancient peripherals that I like better
> than the modern equivalents:
> 1. A Northgate Omnikey 101 keyboard (from 2006) with a 5-pin DIN cable,
> currently going via an adapter to a PS/2 port in the desktop;
I have one of th
Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) composed on 2022-11-05 23:21 (UTC):
> As you might understand, I'd like to replace my desktop, a 2006 Pentium 4
> with a 3-GHz processor. It has always run Debian, and so will the new one.
> My concern is about support for three ancient peripherals that I like better
>
Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) [2022-11-05 23:21:38] wrote:
> My concern is about support for three ancient peripherals that I like better
> than the modern equivalents:
> 1. A Northgate Omnikey 101 keyboard (from 2006) with a 5-pin DIN cable,
> currently going via an adapter to a PS/2 port in the deskt
As you might understand, I'd like to replace my desktop, a 2006 Pentium 4
with a 3-GHz processor. It has always run Debian, and so will the new one.
My concern is about support for three ancient peripherals that I like better
than the modern equivalents:
1. A Northgate Omnikey 101 keyboard (from
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