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Article #4610Re: Will NeXT printer work with NS486?
From: Joel C Belog
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 19:24
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 19:24
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In article <C18ryI.D0L@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) writes: >gordie@cyclesoft.com (Gordie Freedman) writes: > >>Will the standard NeXT printer work with NextStep 486? I don't see why it >>wouldn't but there hasn't been any mention of this one way or the other. > >Interesting thought - I haven't seen any mention of it either. >Obviously, you would need someplace to plug it in! NeXT (or >someone) would have to design a card (probably EISA) that would give >you the connector on your PC. >I believe I did read that the NCP (Color Printer) will work OK with Hmmm ... first a disclaimer ... NOT a hardware guru! but, the NeXT printer is only a print head. All the imaging and such goes on in the 680x0 and gets sent out to the printer. If NeXT does the same with the P5, then you are right .. all you need is a place to plug it in. I think the same can be said about the NCP. Later, hope my thinking is right. :) Joel Belog nether@wpi.wpi.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!news.centerline.com!noc.near.net!bigboote.WPI.EDU!bigwpi.WPI.EDU!nether From: nether@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Joel C Belog) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc Subject: Re: Will NeXT printer work with NS486? Date: 22 Jan 1993 19:24:39 GMT Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Lines: 26 Message-ID: <1jphlnINN7jl@bigboote.WPI.EDU> References: <1993Jan21.180643.2117@netcom.com> <C18ryI.D0L@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: bigwpi.wpi.edu