obrennan@CC3.CC.UMR.EDU (obrennan) (12/14/90)
Can someone send me a sample printer configuration file for
an HP laserjet III (with postscript cartridge) ?
Would it be possible to share the HP laserjet III with an IBM PC (parallel
port) and an apollo (serial port) ?
Anything (software/cable) different between the HP laserjet III and
Apple laserwriters, as far as I should set it up ?
Thanks.
Roque Oliveira
oliveria@caen.engin.umich.edu
Here is a sample prsvr config file:
# who we are and what print manager we use
prmgr_site ccpost_prmgr
printer_name ccpost
description HP Laserjet III
device_driver postsc
speed 9600
io_device_name /dev/sio1
resolution 300
paper_length 11
paper_width 8.5
point 12
lpi 6
collate_copies on
left_margin 0.25
right_margin 0.25
bottom_margin 0.25
top_margin 0.25
#head_string !//modified**&
#foot_string /-#-/printed**%
# misc control stuff
file_banners first
form_feeds 0
logo CC LASERJET III (Postscript)
Here is the corresponding prmgr file:
spool_node //cc1
prmgr_name ccpost_prmgr
We used a null modem cable wired as:
1 to 1
2 to 3
5 and 6 to 20
7 to 7
and set (using tctl) cts_enable and sync.
You can order electronic switch boxes from most PC magazines for
around $90. We have one that allows us to share with an Apollo
print server and a Novell print server. I believe these boxes
can be ordered to intermix parallel/serial, but the cable going
to the printer can only be one or the other, unless the printer
locks on the serial/parallel port per print job (like QMS's).
Hope this helps...
Gerry O'Brennan
Programmer/Analyst II
Computing Services
University of Missouri - Rolla
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