schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoThe open-source, DRM-free Open Printer shows off a working prototypewww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square132linkfedilinkarrow-up1911arrow-down113
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minus-squareBananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoLaser ink as in gray/brown-scale that chars the paper no ink needed!
minus-squareNathanUp@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month 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-up1·1 month agoI hope someone finds a way of making laser charring/printing less complex.
minus-squarenyan@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month 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!