Xref: utzoo comp.protocols.appletalk:4909 comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware:3726 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!pacbell.com!perl From: perl@PacBell.COM (Richard Perlman) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: Re: Laserwriter access from a PC using Localtalk ?? Message-ID: <1990Dec11.060402.8773@PacBell.COM> Date: 11 Dec 90 06:04:02 GMT References: <7005@chorus.fr> <90339.234620KDM101@psuvm.psu.edu> Sender: news@PacBell.COM Distribution: comp Organization: Pacific Bell - Financial Management Lines: 23 In article <90339.234620KDM101@psuvm.psu.edu> KDM101@psuvm.psu.edu (Kevin Maher) writes: >In article <7005@chorus.fr>, mir@opera.chorus.fr (Adam Mirowski) says: >> >>You don't need TOPS at all, nor its specific high speed cards. >> >>Just buy an AppleTalk PC card from Apple. It comes with utilities >>permitting both printing text files (various presentation options) >>and sending PostScript data produced by word-processors. We have used both TOPS (all previous posted comments apply, especially re: memory) AND the Daystar LT200 AppleTalk (LocalTalk) board. The LT200 has onboard code for print que management and works in Windows 3.0 and every other DOS configuration we have tried. There is also support for AppleShare but it uses ~70k more RAM the the printer software (~12k). I am quite pleased with the LT200 - recommended. -- "Brilliance is typically the act of an individual, but incredible stupidity can usually be traced to an organization." Jon Bentley -- Richard Perlman |*| perl@pbseps.pacbell.com |*| (415) 545-0233