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From: sl@wimsey.bc.ca (Stuart Lynne)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Parallel printing over TCP/IP
Message-ID: <1991Apr27.082331.9330@wimsey.bc.ca>
Date: 27 Apr 91 08:23:31 GMT
References: <1932@lafayet.UUCP>
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Organization: Computer Signal Corp, Canada
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In article <1932@lafayet.UUCP> rob@lafayet.UUCP (Rob Freyder) writes:
>
>I want to use the parallel port because the postscript files that we
>print transmit much faster than they would over a serial connection at 19200.
>
>I saw a box for sale that was around 1500 bucks... Does anyone know of
>anything cheaper ?  I dont need clusters of these printers off of one box
>... ideally they would be located centrally  ...

Microplex at 604-875-1461 has a small box that attaches directly to the
ethernet and will drive a printer. Basically a box with two connectors,
parallel and bnc (they may have serial and transceiver versions as well). 

Something well under $1000 CDN i believe. 

Havn't tried it, was just talking to someone over there when I picked up
some modems and he mentioned that it was a new product they where working
on.


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Stuart Lynne	Computer Signal Corporation, Canada
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