Reply to post: Re: backward compatibility NOT a thing with Micro-shaft

Windows Update borks elderly printers in typical Patch Tuesday style

david 12 Silver badge

Re: backward compatibility NOT a thing with Micro-shaft

>No, because you can't trust the copy to be identical unless it's made simultaneously<

Like a book? Laser printer page copies can be made by electrically-refreshing the print drum, or by redrawing the print drum from memory. Secure printers are a specialised type of device, but available.

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