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

Actually, a Canadian company in Vancouver (Microplex) has a module that
sits on the Ethernet and lets you connect a printer to it.  The spooling
software for this runs on top of the UNIX spooling environment.  I think
they are on the net (info@microplex.com ?), so you could ask them questions.

We use this module here at SCO Canada and have found that it works well.
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