An HP LaserJet 4v goes through its startup sequence. a green LED panel shows a self-test sequence, and then says 'WARMING UP' for over a minute. It finally makes a bunch of thermal expansion sounds and flashes PC LOAD LETTER.

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   vga256 (vga256@dialup.cafe)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Feb-2025 05:03:34 JST vga256

   two summers ago i rescued an hp laserjet 4V from an acreage barn.

   the 4V is the hulking, supermax cousin of the 4M which many of you probably used in schools and offices decades ago

   this printer handles up to 30.5cm / 12-inch wide paper, which - for the first time in my life - i need to use in order to print out a cribbage board carpentry template for my mom.

   this is the first time the printer has been turned on in 20+ years. the "warming up" smell is reminiscent of high school macintosh labs and principal's offices.

   today i finally learned where that office space joke came from.

   #printers #retroComputing