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From: osborn@cs.utexas.edu (John Howard Osborn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Can a NeXT laser printer be used with a Mac?
Summary: No.  It can't, really.
Keywords: NeXT laser printer, Macintosh
Message-ID: <7044@cs.utexas.edu>
Date: 15 Oct 89 06:04:47 GMT
References: <7037@cs.utexas.edu>
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Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas
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In article <7037@cs.utexas.edu>, knapp@cs.utexas.edu (Edgar Knapp) writes:
> Is there a straightforward way to connect a NeXT laser printer to a
> Mac? The NeXT printer has a higher resolution than Apple's and is less
> expensive than the NT. If possible, has anyone actually done this?

No.  On a NeXT, postscript is digested inside the cube itself and
a rastor image is sent to the printer via a non-standard connection.
The real reason the NeXT printer is cheaper is that it doesn't have
an internal computer (680?0 + ?MB of memory!) to jack up the cost.

I guess the whole point of what I'm saying is that in order to use
the laser printer on a macintosh, you'd have to buy a cube to go
with it.  You're better off buying a standard issue postscript
printer.  If the Apple printer is too expensive, go with a third
party.  No matter what, you ought to move this over to comp.sys.mac
or some other apple group if you want to continue asking questions
about mac printing.  :)

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John H. Osborn       * University of Texas at Austin Comp. Sci. Dept.
osborn@cs.utexas.edu * "Love your SysAdmin."