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From: dave@chelgraph.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.laser-printers
Subject: Help: TCP/IP to Printers/Imagesetters
Keywords: TCP/IP Printers
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Date: 13 Mar 91 21:00:00 GMT
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Organization: Chelgraph Ltd, Cheltenham, UK.
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My company (Chelgraph) makes and sells Imagesetting equipment. We
are developing an Ethernet interface to these products, and want to
support the TCPIP protocols.  Just saying "TCPIP" does not, however,
completely define the interface: what higher level protocol should
be used to talk to the printer (e.g. FTP) ?  We do not want to
re-invent the wheel.

There must be standards already in existence for talking to printers
(e.g. DEC, Linotype). Could any users of these printers provide
advice or pointers to any reference information that would help me ?

Thanks. David

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David Harris, Chelgraph Ltd, Berkeley Court, High St, Cheltenham,
GL52 6DA, England
Net: dave@chelgraph.uucp
Phone: +44 242 582442
Fax: +44 242 578837
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