SYSDEV@dlvc.daresbury.ac.UK.UUCP (06/11/87)
Hi there,
Can anyone out there tell me about DECs printserver 40 device...
I understand that it is a PostScript engine, connected via ethernet to
the VAXen it serves. Now PostScript is a programming language, which has
the concept of files built in to it - so the question is can files on the
VAX sending output to the the printer over ethernet be accessed by the
printer itself ? (That's a VAX running VMS in our case) Things this could
be useful for include allowing the printer to cache character font files
locally, and pull them from the host as it needs them, or grabbing figures
for inclusion in TeX output. I guess this is going to depend on what protocol
is used to access the printer... full DECNET, LAT or modified LAT etc.
Thanks in advance, Dave Hines.
Janet: hines@uk.ac.daresbury
Arpa: hines%daresbury.ac.uk@ucl-cs.arpa