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Macs printing to UNIX via CAP/UAB

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From: A1 dave rubin (single)
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1990 22:03
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We are trying to integrate Macs into a network consisting mostly of SUNs.
We would like to have the Macs print to Postscript printers attached to
the SUNs.  All of our Macs are directly on the Ethernet. We do not currently
have a Kinetics or similar box, and we would rather not have to purchase one.

We have been successful in getting CAP (aufs) and UAB to run on a SUN
to provide an Appleshare file server for the Macs.  As far as I can tell,
CAP will allow UNIX hosts to print to Apple printers on a localtalk network,
but will not allow Macs to print to UNIX printers.  Is there any software
available to do this, or will we have to put our printers on a localtalk
network in order to allow the Macs to print to them?  If we need to have
the printers on localtalk, do we need a Kinetics-type box to allow UNIX
hosts to print to them, or can we run some software on a Mac which can
hand off CAP/UAB packets to a locally attached printer?

Any information would be appreciated.  Please respond via E-mail...

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From: drubin@polyof.poly.edu (A1 dave rubin (single) )
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Subject: Macs printing to UNIX via CAP/UAB
Message-ID: <1990Feb20.220337.18232@polyof.poly.edu>
Date: 20 Feb 90 22:03:37 GMT
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