TCP/IP Printer Adapter requires no host software

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Author: Fred Fierling
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 01:10

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TCP/IP PRINTER ADAPTERS REQUIRE NO HOST SOFTWARE

Microplex Systems Ltd., Vancouver, BC, announces version 3.0 of their
M200/M201 Ethernet Printer Adapters featuring TCP/IP, Telnetd, LPD,
RSHD, routing tables, and subnet masking to simplify network printing
in heterogeneous LAN and WAN environments.

Special host software is no longer needed with 3.0 so that any Unix
system, DOS PC, proprietary mini, or mainframe using Telnet, BSD LPD,
System V RSHD, or direct TCP/IP sockets can configure and send print
files to the M200/M201.  Print files need not be spooled to a
designated Unix host or workstation reducing CPU overhead, network
traffic, and printing time.

Telnetd has been added to permit any system with Telnet to access and
configure the M200/M201 parameters, load IP addressing, and obtain
status of ports and attached printers. A routing table is now
available in the M200/M201 to provide WAN access to printers, and the
addition of subnet masking makes these units suitable for use in
multiple subnets. LPD access lists and password protection at the root
and user levels have been included to prevent unauthorized access or
use of the print servers.

The parallel port throughput has been increased to over 100,000
characters per second, and the M200/M201's dual 38,400 bps serial
ports are now bidirectional for improved PostScript printer status
monitoring. The M200 provides Thick and Thin, and the M201 provides
Thick and 10Base-T UTP Ethernet Connections.

Other features offered by version 3.0 firmware include:

 - log reports of jobs printed
 - queue manipulation
 - queue information (such as user ID and percentage of job processed)
 - PostScript page counting
 - LPD configuration.

A daemon is supplied with each unit to permit bi-directional
communication through pseudo tty's to remote serial printers. NPD
permits printer interface programs such as Adobe's Transcript to
acquire printer status information.

Version 3.0 of the M200 and M201 is currently shipping, delivery on
new orders is 3 to 4 weeks ARO.

For additional information, please contact us at:

  Microplex Systems Ltd.
  265 East 1st Avenue
  Vancouver, BC
  Canada V5T 1A7

  Tel: 1 800 665-7798
  Tel: 1 604 875-1461
  Fax: 1 604 875-9029
  Email: info@microplex.com
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Fred Fierling    fff@microplex.com      Tel: 604 875-1461   Fax: 604 875-9029
Microplex Systems Ltd   265 East 1st Avenue   Vancouver, BC  V5T 1A7,  Canada

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