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From: scout@pacvax.UUCP (Peter Coppola)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: Macintosh -> UNIX printing?
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Date: 3 Apr 91 16:51:19 GMT
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>What would be involved in creating a fake
>spooler for Macintoshes that could appear in the Chooser and would
>take LaserWriter output and shove it through the GatorBox to a
>waiting UNIX host?  The UNIX host could then send the output back
>to the printer.


I believe that there is a component of the CAP public domain software 
called lwsrv that will do this.  Also, several commercial products exist 
that provide this functionality as well.  I believe that Helios, IPT, Mt. 
Xinu as well as my company Pacer Software offer products that will both 
masquerade as a LaserWriter in Chooser and drive a LaserWriter either on 
the LocalTalk or serially connected to a UNIX system.  Our product is 
called PacerPrint.  If you want more information on our products call 
either 508-898-3300 or 619-454-0565 and ask for Sales.

Peter B. Coppola
Pacer Software, Inc.
1900 W. Park Dr., Suite 280
Westboro, MA 01581
(508) 898-3300
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