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From: slfields@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Scott L Fields)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: next printer port
Message-ID: <1991Feb19.015232.4863@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu>
Date: 19 Feb 91 01:52:32 GMT
References: <1664@pdxgate.UUCP>
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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In article <1664@pdxgate.UUCP> marcus@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Marcus Daniels) writes:
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>Are there any auxilary (serial/parallel) ports on the Next Laser
>Printer?  If not are there adapters available?  Also, what is the
>status of the project to implement a printer library system for
>the Next?  Basically, do folks recommend the Next printer over
>similarly priced alternatives.

You are not likely to ever find an auxillary printer/serial port for the NeXT
laser printer. It is not only a dumb printer but a MORONIC printer. The NeXT
basically does a direct video dump to the printer. Buy video, I do not mean
from the display. The printer has no smarts what-so-ever, so using it with
any other purpose would be extremely difficult. It is kind of equivalent to
those HP laserprinters you see on the market that demand the controller card
be put in the PC to use it.



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