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Story: HP printers find favour in Iran

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Posted by: Xwindowsjunkie (Tuesday 6 January 2009, 2:41 AM)

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Maybe there's an alternative reason

I remember stories that the French had sold communications equipment, FAX machines and printers I believe to Saddam's Iraqi military before the first World Oil war. Supposedly NATO triggered a Trojan that took out the communications system right at the beginning of the war. I have no idea if that's real or not but it sounds cool.

Maybe that's what's happening in IRAN.

I have an HP 3100 and as far as I'm concerned its a Weapon of Mass Aggravation. It takes forever to start printing. It eats $25 cartridges like they're cereal. You can't put much paper in it. Humidity or the lack of it can make the pages stick together and cause the feeder to slip and jam in extra sheets.

If it will help the war effort against terrorists, I'll willingly donate my HP printer to the cause.

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