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From: gms@psuvm.bitnet.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: remote printer spooling?
Message-ID: <13397GMS@PSUVM>
Date: Thu, 30-Apr-87 16:03:00 EDT
Article-I.D.: PSUVM.13397GMS
Posted: Thu Apr 30 16:03:00 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 2-May-87 01:47:59 EDT
Organization: The Pennsylvania State University - Computation Center
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Is anyone aware of a device that can be attached to a serial printer
(other than a pc, of course) that will allow it to handle remote
printing?  The idea would be that a printer (and perhaps some buffer
box) are attached to an autoanswer modem.  A remote user dials in and
copys a file to the com port, this results in the remote printer printing
whatever is coming down the line.
     
One of our users has a use for this kind of beast and thus I am curious
is something like this exists and if it is inexpensive enough to
use as opposed to simply getting a micro and using it as the front
end.
     
     
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