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Subject: sharing a LaserWriter between Macintosh and Unix
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Date: Sat, 7-Jun-86 13:15:00 EDT
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In the Apple University Consortium software catalog there is a listing
for a program done by somebody at Reed College in Oregon. According to
the catalog, this program lets you dedicate a Macintosh to serving as
the gateway between Unix and Appletalk (for printing only). The
Macintosh is connected to the Appletalk network, and its communication
port is connected to an RS232 printer port on a Unix machine. The
Macintosh receives print files from the Unix system, pretends to be a
printer, and then prints the files on the Appletalk-connected
LaserWriter.

If this works as advertised it is a brilliant solution to a thorny
problem, although a dedicated Macintosh costs about 1/3 the price of a
new LaserWriter.