Our old computer was new in 2008 according to the plate inside the case. It weight about 50 lbs and has wires running everywhere. It is currently running Windows 7 and has been updated a couple of times. We have resisted the pressure to get a new computer with Windows 10 with all it's attendant Mandatory upgrades that they charge you for . We have it connected to a Cannon 3100 series printer and it works well enough when the computer is in the mood to send it stuff.
My wife and I both got H&P Chrome book personal computers and I like mine for the most part. It won't put up Microsoft games easily but there are other ones to use. I like the Cribbage and Hearts games. That is the good, also I am writing this on it and can get pictures from my stupid phone and post them if I want to, also good. I can't find a good version of freecell though. That is the bad. There was also a learning curve which I did not enjoy that much. The ugly: I can not get the Chromebook and the Cannon printer to play nice together, or even speak to each other. I have tied them together with a special wire and they still stubbornly refuse to play. What is the magic spell or word that I don't have to make them behave.
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Do I dump the printer ? I consider this an option because , it was cheap ,and black ink for it has disappeared from the shelves and is even listed as out of stock from Cannon. I wonder what printer might be a good, cheap, reliable, easy to use choice. or is there some way to get it to work? That might be a moot point if there is no ink however.