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- From: tt@thor.acc.Virginia.EDU (Tang Tang)
- Subject: Re: Sharing a Printer on Ethernet between Macs and Unix machines
- Message-ID: <1993Jan9.163830.19282@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Reply-To: tt@virginia.edu
- Organization: Academic Computing Center, University of Va.
- References: <ferch.726543290@swiss.ucs.ubc.ca>
- Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 16:38:30 GMT
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- In article <ferch.726543290@swiss.ucs.ubc.ca>, ferch@ucs.ubc.ca (Les Ferch) writes:
- |> I'm looking into a way of sharing one laser printer among several
- |> ethernet-connected Macs and Unix systems. I'm sure this is an FAQ, but I
- |> will first relay some information that may be new to some of you.
- |>
- |> One product that promises to do this in a slick way is called "EtherWrite
- |> LPR" from Compatible Systems. The product was announced in July but has
- |> not shipped yet. I talked to the company this week and they think it will
- |> be ready to ship sometime in February - we'll see. EtherWrite LPR is a box
- |> that has two ports, one plugs into the LocalTalk port on a printer and the
- |> other plugs into an ethernet network. It handles both EtherTalk from Macs
- |> (i.e. printer shows up in Chooser) and TCP/IP (print from Unix systems
- |> using lpr). It will have a SRP of about $1000.
- |>
- |> What other methods for this amount of money or less are available for
- |> acomplishing the same goal? Would the new version of AppleTalk Internet
- |> Router work?
- |>
- |> I suppose a new printer that has an ethernet port that supports both
- |> EtherTalk and TCP/IP (any available?) would be the best solution overall,
- |> especially if the old printer can be used elsewhere. Or, the existing
- |> LocalTalk printer could be used for the Macs only via LaserBridge from
- |> Sonic Systems and a new TCP/IP compatible printer could be bought for the
- |> Unix machines.
- |>
- |> One of the Sun machines has CAP installed already if that's any help.
-
- We use etherprint box from Dayna ($350) and CAP's papif with
- good success. The new laserwriter IIg is even better, you don't
- even need to have the Dayna box. Many thanks to the people that
- work on CAP.
-
- Sincerely,
- Tang Tang
- University of Virginia
- ITC/Academic Computing Center Internet: tt@virginia.edu
- Gilmer Hall Bitnet: tt@virginia
- Charlottesville, Va. 22903 Phone: (804) 924-0632
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