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From: dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve Dorner)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: TCP/IP-NFS Lan for Macs/PCs/Unix Boxes - Opinions wanted
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Date: 5 Nov 90 20:04:54 GMT
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>> - Experience with the GatorBox and GatorPrint?
>The GatorBox works just fine,

I'll second that.  "Blazing speed" is not what comes to mind, but it works
and it's easy to set up and run.

>I don't know about GatorPrint

I have a beta copy.  It also works, and is easy to setup and run.  However,
there are a couple of "gotchas":

1) It doesn't do page reversal.  Our users mentioned it immediately when
we made the switch from CAP to GatorPrint.  I doubt this is something that
is even POSSIBLE for Cayman to fix.

2) You still need CAP to print to UNIX-attached printers.  GatorPrint only
works from UNIX boxes to AppleTalk printers.

Cayman support is very good.  They even can answer questions with big long
nasty phrases like "tcp maximum segment size" in them.
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Steve Dorner, U of Illinois Computing Services Office
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