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From: wln@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (William L Nussbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: NeXT AppleTalk (was Re: Mac emulator)
Message-ID: <1990Oct28.020457.10908@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Date: 28 Oct 90 02:04:57 GMT
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...Given that AppleTalk is implemented over RS-422, how difficult would it be
to implement AppleTalk directly for the NeXT's serial ports (they are 422's,
aren't they?) and make a Macintosh think it's printing to a PostScript printer
(or spooler) when the NeXT is actually doing the work of a printer as a
background job?  Has it already been done?  If so, by whom?  If not, is it
possible and is it a realistic project?

  - Lee
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