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From: alton@cit.hmc.psu.edu (Alton Brantley)
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Subject: Re: lpr for Mac
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> Does anyone know of a Macintosh Chooser "device driver" that allows
> printing to a PostScript printer on a Unix box running lpd. I know
> about CAP but that seems like overkill for this application. It would
> be helpful if it used MacTCP for most of the protocol stack.

We use CAP, specifically the new ru-cap from rutgers.edu along with
the Unix-Appletalk Bridge (UAB+). If your Mac has an ethernet card, not
only is CAP not overkill, it gives the capability of control access for
a very small overhead.

B. Alton Brantley, Jr                               alton@cit.hmc.psu.edu
The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center       Penn State College of Medicine
                            Hershey, PA USA 17033