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From: lhotka@incstar.uucp (Glamdring)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.sys.dec
Subject: Parallel printers on a VAX
Message-ID: <680@incstar.uucp>
Date: 20 Oct 90 23:13:01 GMT
Organization: INCSTAR Corp, Stillwater MN
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We are about to acquire some parallel printers for our VAX.  Unfortunately our
VAX does not have any spare parallel ports :-(.  (We are getting the printers
through a corporate merger).

What is the best way to connect these printers to our 6410 running VMS?  Two
options come to mind right away - either get board(s) to provide the 6410 with
more parallel ports (3 of them) or get serial-to-parallel boxes to connect the
printers to DECservers.

Which approach is better?  What board would I need to provide parallel ports to
the 6410?  Is there a better solution that either of these?

Thanks for any and all help - please e-mail to me and I'll summarize if there
is interest in the results.
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