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minus-squarenotthebees@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoI was thinking embedded clients would be the bigger issue. Stuff like POS machines, that sort of thing.
minus-squaredeadcade@lemmy.deadca.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoEven there, if the stars align (network access, cups being used), you still need to convince the user of the device to switch printer.
minus-squareCodeGameEat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIve worked with thermal printers used in POS, and usually they use a different protocol than notmal printing so you’re not using cups (basically you send “commands” with text and its position). But i am sure there are some exceptions…
I was thinking embedded clients would be the bigger issue. Stuff like POS machines, that sort of thing.
Even there, if the stars align (network access, cups being used), you still need to convince the user of the device to switch printer.
Ive worked with thermal printers used in POS, and usually they use a different protocol than notmal printing so you’re not using cups (basically you send “commands” with text and its position). But i am sure there are some exceptions…