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From: phil@amdcad.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: Re: Printserver 40 anyone?
Message-ID: <17973@amdcad.AMD.COM>
Date: Wed, 19-Aug-87 21:06:35 EDT
Article-I.D.: amdcad.17973
Posted: Wed Aug 19 21:06:35 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 22-Aug-87 06:16:20 EDT
References: <16@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU>
Reply-To: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
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In article <16@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU> kmcmilla@ub.d.umn.edu (Ken Mcmillan) writes:
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<Has anyone had any experience with the DEC PrintServer 40?
<
<I have been asked to look into one for our organization. It is
<supposed to tie into your network so it can be used by many systems.
<Do these all have to be VAX or DEC equipment though? We have a
<VAX 11/750 and an ENCORE Multimax connected to our Ethernet along
<with an array of Suns and Micros. Will this printer work with

You should tell DEC that you want it to work with your Unix systems,
your Suns, etc. Right now they only support DECnet and probably won't
change unless pressured to support TCP/IP by their customers. 

The same goes for their DECservers. DEC makes some nice stuff but it's
of no use to me if it only speaks a proprietary protocol. 

-- 
I speak for myself, not the company.

Phil Ngai, {ucbvax,decwrl,allegra}!amdcad!phil or amdcad!phil@decwrl.dec.com