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From: mcguffey@unc.cs.unc.edu (Michael McGuffey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.os.vms
Subject: Serial postscript printers and/or Mac-to-VAX systems
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Date: 20 Oct 88 18:54:14 GMT
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We have a MacII and a DEC LN03r that we want to use as a printer
for the Mac.  The printer connects via one of the serial ports and
works fine with Cricket Draw since it will output to the serial ports.

I'd like to be able to use it with all Mac Software, though.  Using the
cmd-k to get a "Postscript" file is not an adequate solution since it requires
that I leave the program to actually print the file.  I guess what I'm 
really looking for is a PostScript device driver that I can select from the
Chooser.

Also, are there any of the Mac-to-Vax systems that will allow a postscript 
printer (queue) on the VAX to be easily used as the MAC printer.  We have a 
VAXCluster running VMS, a DEC PrintServer 40 and several LN03r's.  On the
Mac side we have a Mac II and an Ethertalk card.

If you can help us out on either of these problems, please let me know.
Reply to the address below, not to the address from whence this posting
comes.

--michael
Marshall University Computer Center
Internet: mcguffey%muvms3@wvnvms.wvnet.edu or mu217133@wvnvaxa.wvnet.edu
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