Re: Connecting an HP Laser Printer on the Ethernet

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From: Samuel Lam
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 01:35

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In article <ARONS.92Aug24164957@ash.eecs.ucdavis.edu>,
 arons@ash.eecs.ucdavis.edu (Tom Arons) wrote:
>>You can buy a network card from HP that plugs directly into
>>your laser printer.  There are IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, and TCP/IP
>>versions of the card.

They actually have two TCP/IP cards, one behaves like a LPD server
and the other behaves like a single-port terminal server with a
printer attached.

>You can also buy an ethernet printserver box from Milan or Microplex for < $1k
>list. These boxes both talk tcp/ip and come with host side spooling software.

The Microplex box can also run both in LPD server and "terminal server
with printers attached" modes.

...Sam
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<skl@wimsey.bc.ca>

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From: skl@wimsey.bc.ca (Samuel Lam)
Subject: Re: Connecting an HP Laser Printer on the Ethernet
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