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In <1992Aug13.011734.25113@utdallas.edu> karches@utdallas.edu (Tom Karches) writes:

>In article <1992Aug12.233406.12959@sura.net> wbarnes@sura.net (Bill Barnes) writes:
>>We currently have a group of Macs and one PC on an Ethernet network
>>connected to a bunch of Sun and DEC workstations.  The Macs are using
>>Ethertalk for printing and file sharing and Ethernet for MacTCP related
>>things.  We have an HP LaserJet IIISi currently hooked up to one of
>>our Macs, which is in turn running Liaison so all the other Macs can
>>print to it.  We would like to be able to print from the PC to the
>>HP.  What do we need to do?

>There is a new product from CoOperative Printing Solutions called
>COPS Talk. It lets a PC running Windows print to AppleTalk printers
>and access data on AppleShare file servers.

>Price will probably be between $100 and $120. It was just announced at
>MacWorld; all I have is a flyer.

>Their number is (404) 840-0810.

Dayna also sells a LocalTalk card and software that puts a PC on a Mac
network with full access to servers and printers. I don't know if the
software is sold seperately or if it supports Ethernet cards.

Farallon has their PhoneNet Talk software which supports LocalTalk and
Ethernet cards (3Com for sure) and provides access to Appleshare servers
and AppleTalk printers.

If you keep the IIIsi on LocalTalk, I would replace Liasson with
LaserBridge from Sonic Systems because it is a simple bridge rather than a
router and uses far less CPU cycles (or so I'm told).

Better yet, get an Extended Systems ethernet card for the IIIsi. This card
supports EtherTalk and IPX (in case you ever install a Novell network).
Combine this with the Frallon software and 3Com board (as mentioned above) in
your PC(s) for a really good high-performance solution.