schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoThe open-source, DRM-free Open Printer shows off a working prototypewww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up1863arrow-down114
arrow-up1849arrow-down1external-linkThe open-source, DRM-free Open Printer shows off a working prototypewww.techspot.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square129fedilink
minus-squareBananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 day agoLaser ink as in gray/brown-scale that chars the paper no ink needed!
minus-squareNathanUp@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·21 hours agoThat’s direct thermal, not laser. Problem is direct thermal prints don’t last very long and the paper is expensive. Thermal transfer uses expensive ribbons, and laser is super complex.
minus-squareBananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 hours agoI hope someone finds a way of making laser charring/printing less complex.
minus-squarenyan@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·20 hours agoOh goody, we might have a real use for the “Printer on fire” message in the Linux kernel again!
Laser ink as in gray/brown-scale that chars the paper no ink needed!
That’s direct thermal, not laser. Problem is direct thermal prints don’t last very long and the paper is expensive. Thermal transfer uses expensive ribbons, and laser is super complex.
I hope someone finds a way of making laser charring/printing less complex.
Oh goody, we might have a real use for the “Printer on fire” message in the Linux kernel again!