Gaspode (HP Color LaserJet 5550dtn)

HP Color LaserJet 5550dtn

gaspode was a gift from Hewlett Packard Corporation, thanks to the efforts of Clinic Director Professor Mike Raugh and courtesy of John Meyer, the head of HP's “Hardcopy Technologies Lab”.

Drivers

Mac OS X

All you really need is the PPD file, which you can use by specifying it when creating the printer with the Printer Setup Utility; but you can also install the PPD using HP's installer (3.8 MB).

Windows

Here's a custom installer (116 MB) that will give you everything you need to start printing to gaspode.

Linux

gaspode is available on the math department's main print server. Just choose gaspode in xpp or specify -Pgaspode on the command line.

For you do-it-yourself types, the PPD file will get you started.

Manufacturer's Site

HP's drivers.

The Name...

Gaspode is a particularly clever talking dog (he spent quite a while living next to Unseen University, and the magical atmosphere got to him), who turns up in many of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels.