Re: Printing over TCPIP from Archimedes

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From: S.J. Borrill
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 1996 00:00

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M. T. Argent (MTArgent@silverfe.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: I am interested in the possibility of setting up an ethernet network of
: Archimedes computers, with the Apple laserwriter 16/600PS on the same
: network, assessible from all machines. The Apple printer speaks TCPIP, so
: I am guessing that it should be possible to establish two way communications with it usng TCPIP, either with Acorn TCPIP or Freenet. Has anyone else
: succeded in doing this? If so, could you tell me how you did it, or point me
: towards some documentation, before I spend a great deal of time reinventing th wheel.

The next version of !Printers with RO3.7 will include a option for 'non-
spooling' network printers. Philip Hazel lpr route (see elsewhere in this
thread) doesn't really give you much advantage over the NFS route. To use
the NFS route all you really need is a UN*X box to do printer spooling and
also !Omni or !NFSfiler. It is very reliable.

BTW. The new version of !Printers is actually being aimed at just that
printer by Xemplar.

Stephen Borrill

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From: sjb42@cus.cam.ac.uk (S.J. Borrill)
Subject: Re: Printing over TCPIP from Archimedes
Date: 1996/07/12
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