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From: rogerj@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Roger Jagoda)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Dot matrix printers on the cube?
Message-ID: <9282@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: 13 Nov 89 14:05:19 GMT
Reply-To: rogerj@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Roger Jagoda)
Organization: Cornell Theory Center, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
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Like most campuses, Cornell has to TRY and recover
costs as much as possible. As most people have already
mentioned here, printing on the NeXTs is somewhat
troublesome. I'll add that it's also expensive, even using
recharged toner cartridges (no one tell NeXT...:-)    ).
 
So, I wonder, has anyone tried, or does anyone know, of
connecting ordinary dot matrix printers to the cube and
what cables would be necessary? PS emulation would be nice
but not essential. We have had good success using an Apple
LW on the cube and can attach a charging mechanism to those
printers, but the same apparatus won't work on the NeXT lasers.
 
If anyone has succeded here please post the results. I think
there's enough interest to warrant it. Thanks in advance.

Roger Jagoda
NeXT Coordinator
Cornell University
(FQOJ@CORNELLA.CIT.CORNELL.EDU)
(607) 255-8960