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Review on πŸ–¨οΈ Centronics U206 010 Parallel Printer Adapter - Enhanced SEO by Ameer Kobblewood

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works great with HP Laserjet 4000 on Linux. Update: The printer now works on Win10.

Okay, the cable itself gets five stars. Win10 is much smaller. Puppy Linux (Tahrpup 6.02) immediately recognized the printer and started printing whatever was in the queue due to a failed attempt with the universal converter cable. Win10 sees the printer through this cable. The printer wakes up but prints an error message, not what I want to print. The driver obviously doesn't like it. I used HP's generic 64-bit Windows driver. He's still trying to find a driver he likes. And no, automatic updates don't help, my Microsoft Win10 Magical Pixies are on strike. UPDATE: Okay, I was wrong in believing the claim that the generic PLC6 printer driver works for PLC5 printers. The generic PLC5-only printer driver is not available in Win10 drivers, but it is available in HP Win7 printer drivers. Downloaded and installed. The printer now prints under win10.

Pros
  • Nice to use
Cons
  • old