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From: APPLEREP@MTUS5.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Anyone use Silverplatter?
Message-ID: <91082.112944APPLEREP@MTUS5.BITNET>
Date: 23 Mar 91 16:29:44 GMT
Organization: Computing Technology Services, Michigan Technological Univ.
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Howdy folks!

I have someone who would like to convert an office over to Macintosh.  (They
are currently using a Compaq 286 and a  Victor 9000.)  Part of their set-up
is a daisywheel printer that they use for doing multi-part forms.  I heard that
a product from LaCie called Silverplatter would let them share serial devices
on the network (yes, the printer does have a serial port).

So, does anyone have any experience with using Silverplatter with a daisywheel
printer?  Any conflicts with the daisywheel driver you can get from Microsoft
for Word?  Is that driver a general purpose driver, or does it just work with
Word?  Would SuperLaserSpool work with such a set-up for spooling?  Is a para-
graph with only questions in it grammatically legal?

Thanks alot for the help,

Tom Amberg
Michigan Tech