YATES@a.chem.upenn.edu (Yates, John H.) (10/11/89)
I am in need of software that will allow an SGI machine (System V) lp spool to a sun system with a laser printer and/or a VAX/VMS system with a laser printer. Any solutions or suggestions on where to look? Public domain or shareware are probably necessary. (no big bucks to spend for it). A package for suns lpr printing to VAX/VMS was just obtained and implemented from Dan Allen at NIST/NCSL. (advertised on INFOVAX) Internet: allen@ecf.ncsl.nist.gov (hope he isn't deluged with requests) Thanks, John John H. Yates , Ph.D. Director of the Chemistry Computer Facility Department of Chemistry University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 19104 yates@a.chem.upenn.edu (INTERNET) yates%a.chem@upenn.edu (BITNET and other non-domain name sites) (215)898-4714
YATES@a.chem.upenn.edu (YATES, JOHN H.) (10/23/89)
Here is the best response I got for my inquiry: (thanks Steven!) >From: IN%"sg04@gte.com" "Steven Gutfreund" 19-OCT-1989 12:57 >To: YATES@a.chem.upenn.edu >Subj: Re: SGI lp -> sun lpr laser queue? > >> I am in need of software that will allow an SGI machine (System V) lp >> spool to a sun system with a laser printer and/or a VAX/VMS system with a >> laser printer. > >SGI has an unsupported lpr program. I got it and tried it on a demo >SGI system I had last week. It worked to the sun and and a DEC Ultrix >machine. > >you can get it via their 800 number. > I indeed got it through the 800 number (e-mailed to me while we talked on the phone even!). I haven't installed it yet but assume there will be no problems. ;-) . I asked if I could post it to a net and they asked that I don't do that, but had no objection to my giving it out on request as long as I did not modify it first. (It seems it came from a net originally and SGI spiffed it up a little and are somehow concerned about legalities...) So... I will send it out on request, but perhaps if everybody calls the SGI 800 number asking for it, they will add its support in the generic OS. I will at least provide the SGI provider (e-mail has return addresses :-} ) with the number of copies I send out... (4 already) maybe that will be enough to convince them.