Need to replace printer.

Say you don’t use the ‘office’ stuff that much but sometime need it?
You may be a candidate for a Freeware third party app.
Google it, pick yo poison!
I’m using OPEN OFFICE 4.1.14.
 
pharmer said:
You can still use "Word" but you have to buy/subscribe to it. Joe
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Not quite true. While Microsoft is pushing subscription-based software, you can still buy a stand alone Office version containing word. They may you work at it, with all sorts of hurdles pushing you toward 365.
 
We copy, print, and fax dozens of documents every week. We've owned HP, Brothers, and Canon. But we've had the best performance and reliability with our Epson Eco Tank 2800.
 
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I am still using Microsoft Office 2000 which I got free back then. At that time I think I was using Windows 98. Am still using it on Windows 10 and no problems. Office 2000 still does everything I need done. And there are indeed several free clones of MS Office that can be downloaded which are absolutely free and are compatible with all old Word and Excel files. At present, MS offers Office only as a subscription service so they can continue to gouge their customers at every turn. I refuse to play their game and will keep and use my old Office 2000 version. Same for Photoshop, am still using version 7. It is plenty good enough for my purposes.
 
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I've been using an HP Laserjet 1320n for 20 years. Toner cartridges are still available.

They have been out of production for a long time but can still be found:

[ame]https://www.amazon.com/HP-LaserJet-1320n-100Base-TX-Refurbished/dp/B07H6C623R/ref=sr_1_3?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yvhahpxz1T8hR3nXJo97UeSzgpjJ_1Cl4ro4s7MP5Tjx7KieMCQY5yBRGiN193boOtMTYNHrvFG3YBwu3aieOD0M4YGRhZlWaViHApoI7TizWpkMOgWSuuUJfeWTd15NNVW-EYXrgZoAgVUMPV7IjS1Byc1OAvQk0pRQFGzEwCY3tEDna18LpIoPspSOAK9pM1UfJm_H8kArXaYz2QvGlrmdag67b1xiRXrZZaQoA34.82IYwCz5B5bxXsYpM7nUGiYj2KyAnGMR3LRVaUdfSIk&dib_tag=se&keywords=hp+laserjet+1320n&qid=1710093515&sr=8-3[/ame]

Best part - it is a networked postscript printer. No drivers are needed, it will work with the generic postcript printer driver built into the OS. It still works perfectly with both my macOS and Linux systems.
 
DWalt said:
...At present, MS offers Office only as a subscription service so they can continue to gouge their customers at every turn. I refuse to play their game and will keep and use my old Office 2000 version. Same for Photoshop, am still using version 7. It is plenty good enough for my purposes.
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Aside from Open Offfice, another alternative to Microgouge Office is Libre Office which is what I have for the few times I need to read or create a Word document. I run mostly Mac and of course they have their equivalent to the MS suite but Libre Office (and Open Office?) run on Mac or Windows.

And for those needing a professional equivalent to Photoshop, Affinity Photo is a cheaper, non-subscription alternative. They have equivalents for the other Adobe suites as well.

And for Mac users like jeffrefrig, I've been using Lemke Software's Graphic Converter for 25 years. About $60 and worth every penny IMHO. Originally, as the name suggests, it was for converting to and from the myriad file formats, but now it does most of the usual adjustments. I've used it to correct/adjust photos for some folks on the Forum who don't have the necessary software.
 
oldbrownhat said:
Aside from Open Offfice, another alternative to Microgouge Office is Libre Office which is what I have for the few times I need to read or create a Word document. I run mostly Mac and of course they have their equivalent to the MS suite but Libre Office (and Open Office?) run on Mac or Windows.

And for those needing a professional equivalent to Photoshop, Affinity Photo is a cheaper, non-subscription alternative. They have equivalents for the other Adobe suites as well.

And for Mac users like jeffrefrig, I've been using Lemke Software's Graphic Converter for 25 years. About $60 and worth every penny IMHO. Originally, as the name suggests, it was for converting to and from the myriad file formats, but now it does most of the usual adjustments. I've used it to correct/adjust photos for some folks on the Forum who don't have the necessary software.
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Google workspace is web based.
If you can get your browser to it, you can use it.
for that, it's probably the most universal cross platform solution you'll find.
I'm partial to having my software on my local machine where it can be used offline. I'm sure this describes the preference of many. but push come to shove, a web app will get er done.

I used to be heavy on alternative operating systems ... Debian especially. it's worth some research if for no other reason than to serve as a roadmap to open source software.
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) used to have some serious photo editing horsepower. It's probably still around and probably multi platform.
 
Being officially a Luddite

When I MUST have hard copy I just put it on a thumb drive and get my brother to print it for me. Or the kindly widow two doors up the street (good friends with my wife and a helluva a lot smarter then either of us.)

That's after whatever printer I had stopped working several years back.

My motto these days: Less is more in almost all things. Proud of my geezer status and working hard to discard or give away the junk we have accumulated over the years.

Buy another printer? Not even with YOUR money!
 
Bekeart said:
HP and planned obsolescence forcing me to buy another printer.
Can no longer buy HP 15 ink cartridges.
Some offered on fleabay - ordered - received a Not OEM 15A.
Install in printer - Display shows ERROR.

Want Ink Jet with reasonable priced replacement cartridges.
Want Copy feature.
Only need/use Black - Do not NEED color printing.
Low volume printing - ten/ifteen pages per month.

Looked at some on walmart - was not dazzled with brilliance

Bekeart
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Check out the Epson EcoTank printers. I’ve had great luck with ours for the two + years we’ve had it. Ink costs a fraction of what HP was costing me.
 
I personally prefer having application software installed on my computer, instead of being online. Mainly because that is the way I have done it since Windows 95. My attitude is that old editions of software are fine with me so long as they do whatever I need done. And my needs are fairly basic. Regarding something like my elderly Photoshop 7, it already contains a great many features that I do not need and have no idea how to use, so why should I buy a newer version that contains even more? Were I a professional photographer, I might need to have the latest and greatest photo software available, but I have no aspirations of becoming one of those. In gun terms, it is sort of like asking what modern features does a century-old M1911 lack that you really can't do without? I can't think of any.
 
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If you really just need black, you should definitely consider a laser. I have a Xerox all in one that I bought cheap on close out several years ago. Like you, I'm a low volume printer, and I'm still on the original "starter" cartridge. It is getting close to the end, though. I have to take it out and shake it every now and then to get good prints. The cartridges for this one are fairly inexpensive (less than $50), and print 3000 pages. The starter cartridge is supposed to be good for 1500 pages, and it has lasted me years. It also works as a scanner and copier.

Brother and Canon seem to make reliable inexpensive laser printers that are just over $100.
 
I bought my Brother laser printer at WM on sale for $70 about a year ago. But the rest of the story is that neither of the nearby local stores had one in stock. So I ordered it off the WM website. To my surprise it unexpectedly arrived at my house the following morning. No delivery charge. One of those "How did they do that?" events.
 
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