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From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms,comp.sys.dec
Subject: Re: Parallel printers on a VAX
Message-ID: <15299@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 22 Oct 90 01:39:41 GMT
References: <680@incstar.uucp>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <680@incstar.uucp> lhotka@incstar.uucp (Glamdring) writes:
> 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.

You might take a look at the DECserver 250 - It is set up to act as a server
for either parallel or serial printers.  Some of the third-party terminal
servers also provide printer ports.

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