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[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 2 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I was thinking embedded clients would be the bigger issue. Stuff like POS machines, that sort of thing.

[–] deadcade@lemmy.deadca.de 1 points 9 hours ago

Even there, if the stars align (network access, cups being used), you still need to convince the user of the device to switch printer.

[–] CodeGameEat@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

Ive worked with thermal printers used in POS, and usually they use a different protocol than notmal printing so you're not using cups (basically you send "commands" with text and its position). But i am sure there are some exceptions...