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From: dwl10@uts.amdahl.com (Dave Lowrey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga networking puzzle
Message-ID: <88G002rZ2c1g01@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com>
Date: 25 May 89 12:49:56 GMT
References: <808@helios.toronto.edu>
Reply-To: dwl10@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (Dave Lowrey)
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In article <808@helios.toronto.edu> dooley@helios.physics.utoronto.ca (Kevin Dooley) writes:
>[bandwidth bandwidth bandwidth bandwidth bandwidth bandwidth]
>
>Ok, here is the problem.  Because of religious differences, I have
>been unable to convince the group of people with whom I work that
>the Amiga is the most amazing thing since sliced bread.  Some of
>them insist upon Mic's and some swear that MS-Dog *is* sliced bread.
>The problem, then is how can we all live in peace and harmony sharing
>a single (PostScript) laser printer?  I have heard that the answer
>is TOPS, but my local Amiga dealer says that it doesn't exist for the
>Amiga.  What gives?  I find this hard to believe.  Even so, there 
>must be a way to make everybody happy (ethernet?).  Please can anybody
>help me out?  If the Amiga can't be easily tied into this network, 
>then we simply won't be buying Amigas.  Please post or e-mail me 
>any ideas you might have.  Thanks,
>		Kevin
>-- 
> Kevin Dooley         UUCP - {uunet,pyramid}!utai!helios.physics!dooley
> Physics Dept.        BITNET - dooley@utorphys
> U. of Toronto        INTERNET - dooley@helios.physics.utoronto.ca

You need a little known device called an "A-B-C switch". It lets
you switch the printer to whatever system needs it.

There are also electronic (read: Expensive) switches that will automatically
switch the printer to a requesting computer.

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