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From: robert@peregrine.peregrine.com (Robert Young)
Newsgroups: comp.laser-printers
Subject: Need Info about EBCDIC-to-ASCII Protocol Converters
Keywords: EBCDIC CONVERTER PROTOCOL
Message-ID: <8910051545.AA01151@crayola.cs.UMD.EDU>
Date: 6 Sep 89 16:15:47 GMT
Organization: Peregrine Systems Inc., Irvine, CA
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Approved: laser-lovers@brillig.umd.edu


I would like to know if you people in netland have information about protocol
converters (EBCDIC to ASCII) that allow an ascii printer to be used with an
IBM mainframe. I am currently testing one of these protocol converters from
BlackBox. So far it's worked OK but I would like to test some more as this is
needed for PostScript graphics that our product supports. The idea is as
follows:

	The User generates graphics stored in our database and has the choice
	of outputing it in table, bar, pie , etc. all those fancy graphics 
styles. The data is sent to an ascii printer attached to the mainframe through
a protocol converter. 

Any clues, phone numbers, company names, etc, will be appreciated.


Thanks



Robert Young
(Peregrine Systems)
(714) 727-3341