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In article <9202141906.AA04575@moore.com> paul@moore.com (Paul Maclauchlan) writes:
# I noticed in PC Magazine(!) that the new Hewlett Packard LaserJet IIISi
# has an optional ethernet interface.  I assume that means the printer
# can be connected on a network just like a workstation.  I'm presently
# using an SBus card to send data to a printer's parallel port, an
# ethernet link would remove that bottleneck.

The one listed in the PC Magazine is probably for networks like Novell. HP
has just announced the TCP/IP option for some laser printers. You are
probably not going to get a speed up by switching from parallel (HP
interface is 100 to 400 Mbits/s tops) to ethernet. There are advantages
to going to ethernet but speed is not one of them.

# 
# How does the interface to the Unix print spooler work?  What about the
# printcap entry?  Other filter programs?

Not quite sure. 

# 
# I'm interested in giving this a try, but I'd like to get some more
# information first.  Is anyone reading this message running a printer
# in this configuration?
# 
# I'm running SunOS here, in case that matters to your reply.

SunOS is one of the three platforms that is supported by HP. See recent
posting listed below.

# 
# Thanks!
# 
# --
# .../Paul Maclauchlan
# Moore Corporation Limited, Toronto, Ontario (416) 364-2600
# paul@moore.com   -or-  {...!uunet.ca,...!telly}!moore!paul
# "Someday girl, I don't know when, we're gonna get to that place,
#  Where we really want to go."/BS'75
# 
> 
> 
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> From: spero@hpindda.cup.hp.com (Spero Koulouras)
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
> Subject: Re: LJ IIIsi --- Fast CPU --- Slow I/O
> Message-ID: <4310216@hpindda.cup.hp.com>
> Date: 6 Feb 92 02:25:05 GMT
> References: <1992Jan24.024337.19778@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
> Organization: HP Information Networks, Cupertino, CA
> Lines: 33
> 
> HP has just announced TCP/IP cards for LaserJets.  These cards
> allow a LaserJet to be connected to a TCP/IP network and come
> with software for HP-UX 7.x/8.x,  SunOS 4.1.1 and SCO UNIX.
> 
> The Product Name is HP JetDirect and the product numbers are:
> 
> For the LaserJet IIISi and HP DesignJet plotter:
> 
> C2059T  HP JetDirect Card with BNC and AUI ports        $895
> 
> For LaserJet II,  IID,  III,  and IIID:
> 
> C2071T  HP JetDirect Card with BNC port                 $895
> C2071S  HP JetDirect Card with RJ45 jack for 10BaseT    $895
> 
> The cards are all basically the same,  the difference is in 
> the type of network connection.  With the LaserJet IIISi the 
> C2059T card provides a choice of BNC and AUI connections.
> 
> For other LaserJets you must choose the C2071T card which supports
> a BNC connection for coaxial cable or the C2071S which works
> with twisted pair.
> 
> ********************************************************
> NOTE:
> 
> These cards are scheduled for availability in March.
> ********************************************************
> 
> Regards,
> 
>   Spero Koulouras
>   HP Grenoble Networks Division
> 
> 
-- 
Johnny Chee Wah
(johncw@physics.utoronto.ca / johncw@utordop.bitnet)