Re: Color of HP 2225 Printers ?? Message #5 Posted by Michael Meyer on 30 Aug 2002, 11:15 p.m., in response to message #4 by Ellis Easley
Ellis, was that directed to me or Steve? Mine were definitely the Thinkjets: I even came across a small Canon desktop calculator that uses the old Thinkjet cartridge! ( I know that Canon made printers that used the same cartridge, but the calculator was a fun find!)
I used the 300 series (uses the 500 series black and color cartridges) to test the refills I did for my kids grade school.... at least 10 years after the first HP thermal ink-jet, which I do believe was the Thinkjet.
The Thinkjet came in A,B,C,and D models, I believe. I know the B was HP-IL, the C was Centronics. Perhaps the A was HP-IB, and I believe the D was serial. Or something like that. Some plugged in, and some had an external wall wort, and others had the battery packs and used the old two prong calculator charger. What a great little printer at the time. I wrote many letters, and especially liked the LEX files for the HP-71 that printed signs and even stretched letters so you had to look at a shallow angle to read what was on the page!
It's amazing that they still make the ink cartridges (or did until recently) for that series. Again, there were so many other devices (medical, word processors, etc.) that used that cartridge.
Now HP seems to come out with a new series every few months. I like my HP 2000C printer as the ink bladders are so easy to refill.
Michael
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