vga256 on Nostr: look, we all need another inkjet in the house like we need e.coli in our jello but ...

look, we all need another inkjet in the house like we need e.coli in our jello

but who could resist this tiny portable canon colour bubblejet 70.

i am finally realizing a dream that began when i saw it in Future Shop's printer aisle in 1995 for some outrageous price that my mother said "Absolutely not" to in a close and shut case.

update: just checked a catalogue - it was $700 CAD ($499 USD) at the time 😆

$7 later, i now have my first perfectly cromulent colour printer. it even came with six 30 year old ink carts. the ink cart holder is a nice touch.

i had to do it. this was absolutely headed to e-waste if i hadn't rescued it. didn't this have a battery expansion unit you could buy separately? (update: yup - the Canon NK-300)

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