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From: jstrawbr@kean.mun.ca (Jack Strawbridge)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: LJ II Printer Sharing
Message-ID: <22303@kean.mun.ca>
Date: 20 Oct 89 22:20:56 GMT
References: <818@rna.UUCP>
Organization: Computing Services, Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada
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In article <818@rna.UUCP>, kc@rna.UUCP (Kaare Christian) writes:
>   In a Global catalog I noticed a printer sharing device that slips into
> a LaserJet II I/O slot. This particular device has 4 RJ11 serial
> input ports and one standard parallel input port, 256K mem, and lists for $449.
> Does anyone have experience with this, and does anyone know of other
> suppliers? (I've noticed an inferior-looking 3-port device from Misco.)
>   Similarly, does anyone have recommendations for an inexpensive automatic
> printer sharing switch that has both serial and parallel inputs, and a
> parallel output?
> Kaare Christian
> kc@rna.rockefeller.edu
It is very hard to beat the Logical Connection.  It comes in 512K and 
1024K versions.  We've been running one for over a year with four 
computers sharing LaserJet II and it has performed flawlessly.  It is 
smart enough to do a page eject when in doubt which results in quite a 
few blank pages coming through but that is preferable to two jobs 
printing on the same page which almost never happens.  Highly 
recommended.