{
  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "additional_evidence_urls": [
    "https://github.com/Kuberwastaken/hp-laser-1008a-macos/blob/f51f18b50b70fde4add9e5c2444c490b7eecca89/tools/SPL3-FORMAT.md"
  ],
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "hardware",
  "description_en": "The HP Laser 1008a project reconstructs the SPL3/QPDL printing path for HP Laser 1003, 1006, and 1008 devices on Apple Silicon macOS. The author compares HP and SpliX streams, documents the page and band records, and patches a page-header size mismatch. A native CUPS filter and IOKit backend send the resulting output over USB.",
  "description_zh": "HP Laser 1008a 项目重建 HP Laser 1003、1006、1008 在 Apple Silicon macOS 上的 SPL3/QPDL 打印流程。作者比对 HP 与 SpliX 的输出，记录页面和条带记录格式，修补页面头尺寸错误，并用原生 CUPS 过滤器及 IOKit 后端经 USB 发送数据。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/hp-laser-1008a-spl3-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/hp-laser-1008a-spl3-case/",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/Kuberwastaken/hp-laser-1008a-macos/blob/f51f18b50b70fde4add9e5c2444c490b7eecca89/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "hp-laser-1008a-spl3-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/hp-laser-1008a-spl3-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/hp-laser-1008a-spl3-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/hp-laser-1008a-spl3-case/index.md",
  "name": "HP Laser 1008a: reconstructing SPL3 printing on macOS",
  "name_zh": "HP Laser 1008a：重建 macOS 上的 SPL3 打印流程",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "testing",
    "prerequisites",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "Apple Silicon macOS 26 and a USB-connected supported printer are the documented test setup.",
    "Homebrew and Xcode command line tools are needed to build.",
    "The project’s glue code is MIT-licensed; SpliX and its patches are GPLv2."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "文档中的测试环境为 Apple Silicon macOS 26 和通过 USB 连接的受支持打印机。",
    "构建需要 Homebrew 和 Xcode 命令行工具。",
    "项目胶水代码采用 MIT 许可证；SpliX 及其补丁采用 GPLv2。"
  ],
  "targets": [
    "binary",
    "protocol"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/Kuberwastaken/hp-laser-1008a-macos",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-08"
}