So are you saying it's not realistic to expect printers you can still buy in the shops to be supported by the new OS when you buy Windows or Mac OS?
I don't think I would believe that, and it shouldn't be the case with OS4.1. What's more, after about 8 years of development Hyperion should have got some printer manufacturers interested enough or prepared to offer up some details as to how to enable their more recent printers to work with Amiga OS4.x.
So, what do you do with your OS4.x machines? Obviously not DTP, and maybe not even GFX, but web/internet use usually needs something to be printed out every so often, well I find I do.
Well, I'd hope this doesn't ruin it for the rest of us.
OS4.x is currently a small sized "hobby" platform, so there would be no profits for these devs.
Just look at linux.. It has a much larger userbase and yet printers can be problematic there as well.
When you use a alternative OS you have to expect such issues and instead buy printers that are supported.