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Article #2426Re: 7 vits vs. 8 bits (again)
From: Steve Phillips
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 1990 17:01
Date: Tue, 03 Jul 1990 17:01
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In article <268C0233.50F0@intercon.com> amanda@mermaid.intercon.com (Amanda Walker) writes:
>Personally, I always thought that Apple LocalTalk was an excellent choice.
...
>For a minimal-hardware printer like a LW, it's nice. Now, what I think
>would be ideal for higher-end stuff like Linos or Varitypers would be
>to use TCP/IP over Ethernet.
Warning - product plug ahead... :^)
Actually, the Varityper 5000 series already does support ethernet.
Our newest software release supports the BSD network printing
protocol, so you can print to PostScript devices using the lpr
command from your UNIX workstation.
- Steve
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tegra!phillips@uunet.com Billerica, MA
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!wang!tegra!phillips From: phillips@tegra.COM (Steve Phillips) Newsgroups: comp.lang.postscript Subject: Re: 7 vits vs. 8 bits (again) Message-ID: <1095@io.tegra.COM> Date: 3 Jul 90 17:01:34 GMT References: <2414@acorn.co.uk> <1990Jun23.184530.1326@cbnewsl.att.com> <184@heaven.woodside.ca.us> <1363@chinacat.Unicom.COM> <1990Jun27.201333.10418@utzoo.uucp> <3439@adobe.UUCP> <268C0233.50F0@intercon.com> Reply-To: phillips@io.UUCP (Steve Phillips) Organization: Tegra-Varityper, Inc. Billerica, MA Lines: 22