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From: gsnow@pro-freedom.cts.com (Gary Snow - System Admin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Sharing a Printer between Macs and IBMs
Message-ID: <1991May10.055033.11788@clark.edu>
Date: 10 May 91 05:37:12 GMT
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Organization: AppleVan (Vancouver, WA - Apple Users Group) [BBS 206.253.9389]
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Hi there, I have a question for all of you communications gurus out there.

In our office, we have several 386SX computers, and Macs (all of the
luggable variety).  I was wondering what would be the easiest way to allow
them all to share the same Postscript Printer.  This printer has a Parallel
Port, a Serial Port, and an Appletalk port.  It does not allow the
simultaneous input of data from all ports at the same time, like some
printers do, so we have to always go to the printer and switch it between
Appletalk for the Macs, and Parallel for the IBMs.  There must be an easier
way to somehow get all the Macs and IBMs talking to each other, so that we
need only use just one of the ports on the printer.

Any solutions out there?  BTW file sharing would be a plus, but is not
essential in solving the problem......is there such a thing as a external
smart switch for printers that will allow input from both AppleTalk and
Parallel sources at the same time?

Thanks in advance......

Gary
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