The best in quality, price and performance matched with uncomplicated design features make the Orion Eltron's third successful generation of desktop bar code printers. Ideal for... more
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The best in quality, price and performance matched with uncomplicated design features make the Orion Eltron's third successful generation of desktop bar code printers. Ideal for all desktop bar code printing applications and user levels, the Orion's innovative openACCESS print head design allows easy cleaning and prevents label jams while the self-centering label roll holder makes label loading simple the first time and every time. With advanced electronic components that offer continuous printing at 2.5 inches-per-second (64 mm/second), 512KB Flash memory and 256KB SRAM, the Orion can also store formats, soft fonts and graphics for on-demand customized labels.
Miscellaneous
Cables Included: Parallel cable
Power
Power Device: Power adapter - external
Voltage Required: AC 110/220 V ± 20%
Frequency Required: 50/60 Hz
Compliant Standards: CUL
Software / system requirements
Software Included: Drivers & Utilities
OS Required: Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 or later, Microsoft Windows 95/98, Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later
Advantages: Fast, big high-res screen, can run Linux Disadvantages: Niggles with screen & audio
...-screen without problems. What more could you ask for? 'Can I run Linux on it?' Yes...
Linux
The computer came with Windows Millenium pre-installed; one of the first things I did was to install RedHat Linux 7.0. There are several good sources of information on installing Linux on this computer:
http://orion.chem.vt.edu/i8000/
http://www.usmedia.nl/joel/inspiron.html
http://biochem.uthscsa.edu/~demeler/i8000/
& the Yahoo newsgroup:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-dell-laptops/messages
The steps I went through to install RH Linux 7.0 are listed at the end of this review if anyone is interested. Suffice to say it all went fairly painlessly. After the basic install and the tweaks mentioned I had X running OK but no sound and the internal Lucent Technoligies chipset based modem wasn't working; I have now solved both these problems (again...
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Fantastic set, looks great, for the money its faultless.
Easy first time installation set up guide, helpful instruction booklet for setting up at PC monitor, lots of feature as below:-
· built in freeview
· Digital tuner/Analogue tuner
· HD... more
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21.02.2001
