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Re: [Digital BW] USB Hubs?

2002-04-28 by David Dyer-Bennet

"corneliousmetemusil" <jimp@...> writes:

>   Hey guys, I was wondering if any one has had any trouble with
>   hooking up their printers (1280 and a 820 to be exact) to a USB
>   hub instead of right to the box?  I don't have the available USB
>   ports so I could either get a card or a hub, just seeing if anyone
>   has any experiences with this, thanks people.

I'm not using those exact printers; but I have both an Epson 1200 and
an Epson 1160 hooked up, both through hubs, to my Windows box, and
they both work.  I can even drive both at once.  So I'd conclude that
the idea isn't hopeless, anyway.
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