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From: webb@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Thomas Webb)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers
Subject: Printer Sharing Devices
Summary: experiances and recomendations requested
Message-ID: <9682@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>
Date: 4 Oct 90 20:17:33 GMT
Reply-To: webb@uhccux.UUCP (Thomas Webb)
Organization: University of Hawaii
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Greetings,

I hope that this is the approprate group for this and that the subject
hasn't been beaten to death here;  apolgies in advance.  Anyway, the
subject line says it all.  We are looking to tie four or more
computers into a laser printer.  We would like to have the device
spool and arbitrate print jobs automagically, and, as a
bonus, it would be nice if the device could be used to transfer files.
However, if the device allows file sharing it must be compatable with
share.exe.  Finally, the device should be compatable with any real
network that we might install at a later time.  Price should be in the
$100 per port range.  So, my question is, has anyone used such a
device and, if so, would be willing to provide recomendations.  Also,
I wonder if cheap networks might be able to do a similar job--keep in
mind that we cannot at present dedicate a machine as a server.  All
comments are welcome--even flames.

Thanks,

-tom.
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