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Started by Eric Scott Boltz
Mon, 09 Nov 1992 15:42
Color Printer Woes
Author: Eric Scott Boltz
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 15:42
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 15:42
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My division has decided to buy a color printer for our network of Suns, PeeCees and (soon) one NeXT. We want the print to hang off the NeXT, but here's the problem: the NeXT color printer is o.k. output, we'd prefer something like the Tek Phase PXIIi plain paper printer (~$9k), BUT the NeXT has NO PARALLEL PORT! Just think, a 3-4Meg Postscript file could take 20minute to send over a serial line - totally unacceptable. Has anyone found an alternative? Are there 'good' printers that support SCSI input (many have SCSI for a hard disk, but not input)? Thanks in advance, Eric S. Boltz standard employer disclaimers apply.
Re: Color Printer Woes
Author: Mark T. Dornfeld
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 21:35
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 21:35
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In article <1992Nov9.154233.29551@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> eboltz@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Eric Scott Boltz) writes: >My division has decided to buy a color printer for our network of Suns, >PeeCees and (soon) one NeXT. We want the print to hang off the NeXT, but >here's the problem: the NeXT color printer is o.k. output, we'd prefer >something like the Tek Phase PXIIi plain paper printer (~$9k), BUT >the NeXT has NO PARALLEL PORT! > >Just think, a 3-4Meg Postscript file could take 20minute to send over >a serial line - totally unacceptable. > >Has anyone found an alternative? Are there 'good' printers that support >SCSI input (many have SCSI for a hard disk, but not input)? Put it on the network. Have you had a look at one of the TCP/IP-Ethernet printer controllers. Milan's is supposed to work well and I have used the one from Microplex with no problems though I no longer have access to it. These boxes are attached directly to the Ethernet and software is run on the CPU that has the controlling spooler to send files down to the box. Milan's boxes have one serial and one parallel port. I don't know how much memory they have or the exact details on how they communicate with the spooler, but it's worth a try. They support Sun, and perhaps they could be talked into a NeXT port since Berserkley is underneath both. Milan's number is: 408-752-2770. More and more printers are coming out with direct Ethernet connections, so maybe Tektronics will be there soon. Hope this helps. -- Mark T. Dornfeld Voice: (416) 234-9048 CYANTIC Systems Facsimile: (416) 234-0477 101 Subway Crescent Suite 2103 Email: mark@cyantic.com
Re: Color Printer Woes
Author: Eric P. Scott
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 22:16
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 22:16
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In article <1992Nov9.154233.29551@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> eboltz@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Eric Scott Boltz) writes: >My division has decided to buy a color printer for our network of Suns, >PeeCees and (soon) one NeXT. We want the print to hang off the NeXT, but >here's the problem: the NeXT color printer is o.k. output, we'd prefer >something like the Tek Phase PXIIi plain paper printer (~$9k), BUT >the NeXT has NO PARALLEL PORT! Better printers can usually be ordered with a choice of interface options. For example, the Tektronix Phaser III PXi comes in a "PXN" model with Ethernet and BSD-friendly LPD protocol support. -=EPS=-
Re: Color Printer Woes
Author: Greg Colello
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 03:23
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 03:23
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In article <1992Nov9.154233.29551@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> eboltz@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Eric Scott Boltz) writes: > My division has decided to buy a color printer for our network of Suns, > PeeCees and (soon) one NeXT. We want the print to hang off the NeXT, but > here's the problem: the NeXT color printer is o.k. output, we'd prefer > something like the Tek Phase PXIIi plain paper printer (~$9k), BUT > the NeXT has NO PARALLEL PORT! > > Just think, a 3-4Meg Postscript file could take 20minute to send over > a serial line - totally unacceptable. > > Has anyone found an alternative? Are there 'good' printers that support > SCSI input (many have SCSI for a hard disk, but not input)? > > Thanks in advance, > > Eric S. Boltz > > standard employer disclaimers apply. ----------------------------------------------------------------- We just bought a Tek Phaser II SD (Dye sublimation) printer. It's interface is identical to the Phaser IIi. We solved the hookup problem to our heterogeneous network (which includes Nexts, Suns, Macs, and PCs) by buying Tek's 4511A network interface box ($1500). This makes the printer a network device with its own internet address. It takes any lpr output (which includes printer panel output). It is connected to the printer via a 96K baud Centronics interface. It only allows one job into the printer at a time. It relies on the lpr spool queue to hold jobs until the printer is ready. It works great! According to Tek tekkies who visited Next with their printers, this is the recommended way to hookup to a Next (but don't quote me on that). ----------------------------------------------------------------- Greg Colello Carnegie Institution, Department of Plant Biology Stanford University gcolello@biosphere.stanford.edu
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