Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!rutgers!seismo!mcnc!ecsvax!mvolo
From: mvolo@ecsvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Printer sharing box for many PC's
Message-ID: <2790@ecsvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 16-Mar-87 22:28:13 EST
Article-I.D.: ecsvax.2790
Posted: Mon Mar 16 22:28:13 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 18-Mar-87 04:17:32 EST
References: <346@rocky2.UUCP> <2449@dalcs.UUCP>
Organization: UNC Educational Computing Service
Lines: 37
Keywords: print spooling, multiple printers, sharing
Summary: il-Logical Connection????

In article <2449@dalcs.UUCP>, lane@dalcs.UUCP (John Wright/Dr. Pat Lane) writes:
> In article <346@rocky2.UUCP> reintom@rocky2.UUCP writes:
> 
> I have in hand an ad for "the Logical Connection, a programmable multi-
> port interface device, suggested retail $495" from Fifth Generation Systems
> 7942 Picardy Ave, Suite B350, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809, Sales: 909
> Electric Ave, Suite 308, Seal Beach, CA 90740, 213-493-4483.  The ad
> pictures a box with 8 connectors which can be plugged into any combination
> of systems and printers.  The ad says that a "big (256K or 512K), smart (
> the box remembers the interface (serial or parallel), handshaking, baud rate,
> etc. for each device) buffer spools each document for sequential printing."
> Different printers are identified by an 8 char "selection string".  Several 
> "Logical Connections" can be "daisy-chained" using single twisted-pair wiring.
> Modems can also be used.  Sounds pretty spiffy.
> 
> John Wright      //////////////////      Phone:  902-424-3805  or  902-424-6527
> Post: c/o Dr Pat Lane, Biology Dept, Dalhousie U, Halifax N.S., CANADA  B3H-4H8 
> Ean/Bitnet: lane@cs.dal.cdn    Arpa: lane%cs.dal.cdb%ubc.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa
> Uucp:{seismo,watmath,utai,garfield}!dalcs!lane  Csnet:lane%cs.dal.cdn@ubc.csnet


We have a Logical Connection connecting and IBM-XT and IBM-AT to a
QMS Kiss laser printer.  We have found it difficult to configure and
use.  It has a separate stand-alone power supply.  Although we consider
ourselves fairly knowledgable users of MS-DOS machines, we have had
problems requiring the support of the computer store who sold us the
thing --> it finally worked --> the power supply plug slipped out, and
we could not get it to work again after re-plugging.  One of our 
worked fine with box in place (WordPerfect) but another (Reference 
Manager) worked only without the box.  We originally bought the box
to  print graphs on the laser printer from the AT twenty-five feet down
the hall (over a serial line). I would be interested in others' 
experiences with this box.  It seemed very finicky.

--Mike Volow, Psychiatry, Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center
  Durham, NC, 27712             919 383 3563
  mvolo@ecsvax.UUCP