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Re:I invited strangers to message me through a receipt printer by 7839284023 on Saturday October 25, 2025 @01:34AM (#45701557)
I recently bought a thermal ESC/POS printer for 25 Euros on Aliexpress but I saw the sames ones for 30 Euro on Amazon.

I connected it to my linux server and without any drivers I can print with e.g.: `echo "Hello World!" >> /dev/usb/lp0`.

It also supports bar/QR codes.

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Re:I invited strangers to message me through a receipt printer by leobg on Saturday October 25, 2025 @08:39AM (#45703433)
You have a make/model/link?
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Re:I invited strangers to message me through a receipt printer by 7839284023 on Saturday October 25, 2025 @10:00AM (#45703978)
Sure: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005006625823799.html
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