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From: Angus.Fox@UK.Sun.COM (Angus Fox)
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Subject: Re: Can Macs Print to Unix Printers?
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Date: 23 May 91 10:18:46 GMT
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In article <1991May22.170047.16299@lgc.com> chris@lgc.com (Chris Martin) 
writes:
> Does *anyone* print from macs to printers attached to unix machines?
> I'd hate to have to move the printer onto the mac network.

At the risk of not solving your problem but providing information for 
others, QMS make two printers, ps-815 and PS-825 that are Adobe PostScript 
and HP PCL compatible Laser printers that can accept parallel, serial, and 
AppleTalk connections at the same time.

They call their technology ESP for Emulation Sensing processing.  The data 
streams are interpreted and the appropriate language selected. They 
combine this with SIO for simultaneous Interface operation. This allows 
all interfaces to accept data simultaneously.

Seems like a good solution to me.................

Angus Fox
Sun Microsystems Europe Inc - Sitka
Internet:Angus.Fox@uk.Sun.com
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Phone: +44 276 51440
Disclaimer: I dont have a QMS but I worked MacWorld Amsterdam last week on
the same booth as them and had an opportunity to try out their printers.