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From: thetroll@rata.vuw.ac.nz (The Troll)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Imagewriter Print via CAP
Message-ID: <1990Feb13.184421.18741@kaukau.comp.vuw.ac.nz>
Date: 13 Feb 90 18:44:21 GMT
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Organization: Computing Serv. Ctr, Victoria Uni., Wellington, New Zealand
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We are preparing to network our student Mac labs and are hoping to resolve
the problem of cheap printing using dot matrix printers and CAP.

What we have are a number of dot matrix Imagewriter clones (the Panasonic
KX1081) that cannot have appletalk boards installed. However the CAP
distribution has in samples/ a sample Imagewriter driver and code for
setting up a spooled imagewriter service in much the same way as the
standard laserwriter spooling software works (we will connect the
imagewriters via serial lines to our UN*X box).

What we would like to know is if anyone else has tried this and what the
results were, is the code robust? Are there alternative solutions (we
aren't interested in putting Laser printers in the labs as the capital
cost is a bit high -- but we're willing to listen to reason).

How are others handling printing in student labs?



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