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I'm looking into a way of sharing one laser printer among several
ethernet-connected Macs and Unix systems. I'm sure this is an FAQ, but I
will first relay some information that may be new to some of you. 

One product that promises to do this in a slick way is called "EtherWrite
LPR" from Compatible Systems. The product was announced in July but has
not shipped yet. I talked to the company this week and they think it will
be ready to ship sometime in February - we'll see. EtherWrite LPR is a box
that has two ports, one plugs into the LocalTalk port on a printer and the
other plugs into an ethernet network. It handles both EtherTalk from Macs
(i.e. printer shows up in Chooser) and TCP/IP (print from Unix systems
using lpr). It will have a SRP of about $1000.

What other methods for this amount of money or less are available for
acomplishing the same goal? Would the new version of AppleTalk Internet
Router work? 

I suppose a new printer that has an ethernet port that supports both
EtherTalk and TCP/IP (any available?) would be the best solution overall,
especially if the old printer can be used elsewhere. Or, the existing
LocalTalk printer could be used for the Macs only via LaserBridge from
Sonic Systems and a new TCP/IP compatible printer could be bought for the
Unix machines. 

One of the Sun machines has CAP installed already if that's any help.