On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:34:03 +0000 (UTC), "Geoffrey S. Mendelson"
wrote:

FatBytestard wrote:

burning a few calories by forcing anyone wanting to do a print job to
walk over and turn on the printer's main switch (zero idle current) and
wait a few minutes for the printer to boot up to its ready point would be
the right way to go.

In this case the printer is next to the server, the computers are spread over
two floors and several rooms. And to top it off, I'm partially disabled, so
just getting up and walking over the printer, even if I were next to it,
is difficult.

Oh and BTW, the power switch is behind the printer, which would have to
be pulled out from the shelf it is on with one hand while the other reaches
behind it feeling around. For most of us, this would require an extra person,
sort of like the LED watch from Saturday Night Live that required you to push
3 buttons.

Geoff.

The main power switch on the printer itself makes its off current zero.
You can build a small bluetooth device that fires a solenoid and a rod to
turn it on via network call if you want, and have someone else turn it
off for you. That could be lower consumption. :-)