poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) (11/02/89)
In article <2453@brazos.Rice.edu> drmurray@brocku.ca (Bill Murray) writes: |X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 8, Issue 176, message 8 of 13 | |Our University has a small network of Sun3/50 and 60's and need to |purchase a printer/laser. | |Requirements: | 1. Postscript printing, | 2. Student projects with Core and Phigs need printing | capabilities (maybe screendump), | 3. Color printing is NOT necessary, | 4. Can be serially connected or use ethernet. | |We also have an Apple laser connected to our localtalk and have installed |a Fastpath bridge which works fine. | |Questions: | 1. What software/printers are available to do local | printing, i.e. without the use of the apple laser. | 2. What software can be considered if we were to use | the apple laser through the fastpath connection. | |Any information will be appreciated, and since we are a university, a |cheap solution is almost always preferred. Sounds like if you purchase TOPS for Sun (available from a division of Sun), that is all you need. It can spool (using one of your suns) and then print to your apple laserwriter through the fastpath gateway. Russ Poffenberger DOMAIN: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com Schlumberger Technologies UUCP: {uunet,decwrl,amdahl}!sjsca4!poffen