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From: marc@porsche944.Eng.Sun.COM (Marc Schneider)
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Subject: Re: hooking a Laserwriter to a Sparc...
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Date: 23 May 91 19:31:45 GMT
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In article <9105221859.AA05533@thunder.LakeheadU.Ca> delingma@THUNDER.LAKEHEADU.CA writes:
>
>I am looking for suggestions as to how to connect an
>Apple Laserwriter to a Sparc workstation.  Sun suggests either buying
>their laserprinter or hooking it up via a null modem cable.  They also
>require us to buy a postscript convertor... any help is appreciated
>Thanks
>
>delingma@thunder.lakeheadu.ca


 Well, Sun Laserwriters are the same printer. Just use the standard 
RS-232 port and not the apple-talk port. I assume you have the Apple 
laserwriter II and not the true-type personal laserwriter.

 Sparcstations as with all sun equipment requires Postscript for any 
printing device.

-Marc Schneider
 MMPP Video Group
 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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