Comments on: Three great machines and innovation limitation http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2006/three-great-machines-and-innovation-limitation/ Management and Creative Thinking Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:46:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Scott http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2006/three-great-machines-and-innovation-limitation/comment-page-1/#comment-420720 Scott Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:21:05 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/?p=271#comment-420720 Update: I replace the HP printer about a year ago with a newer model. My primary motivation was to get duplex printing. The old guy still worked just fine. Update: I replace the HP printer about a year ago with a newer model. My primary motivation was to get duplex printing. The old guy still worked just fine.

]]> By: Ron Beckett http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2006/three-great-machines-and-innovation-limitation/comment-page-1/#comment-116126 Ron Beckett Fri, 06 Apr 2007 01:51:09 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/?p=271#comment-116126 Gaaah! We've had a power failure and when the power came back on, the only item to not come back to life is my old HP4L I've had since new. It appears dead! The lights flash on briefly after plugging in the power cable but that's it. It looks like I'll have to search for one on eVilBay. Gaaah! We’ve had a power failure and when the power came back on, the only item to not come back to life is my old HP4L I’ve had since new. It appears dead! The lights flash on briefly after plugging in the power cable but that’s it. It looks like I’ll have to search for one on eVilBay.

]]> By: Steve Morris http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2006/three-great-machines-and-innovation-limitation/comment-page-1/#comment-79219 Steve Morris Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:43:35 +0000 http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/?p=271#comment-79219 I confess I too have an HP4L. It was once an office printer for a manager but was turfed out as being too old and slow. I rescued it and adopted it. Since then, the only complaint I have to make about it is that the toners aren't so easy to get these days but I guess that's the price of hanging on to old technology. Over the time, it's gone from being connected to a 386 running windows 3.1 to having an external print server to the end of the parallel port so I can print using my wireless network using Vista. I've got a HP1300 at work now and that is quite a workhorse too for me, but I've seen others break, and it doesn't feel quite as robust. it's a shame the HP4L doesn't have a page counter... I confess I too have an HP4L. It was once an office printer for a manager but was turfed out as being too old and slow. I rescued it and adopted it. Since then, the only complaint I have to make about it is that the toners aren’t so easy to get these days but I guess that’s the price of hanging on to old technology.

Over the time, it’s gone from being connected to a 386 running windows 3.1 to having an external print server to the end of the parallel port so I can print using my wireless network using Vista.

I’ve got a HP1300 at work now and that is quite a workhorse too for me, but I’ve seen others break, and it doesn’t feel quite as robust.

it’s a shame the HP4L doesn’t have a page counter…

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