krowitz%richter@UMIX.CC.UMICH.EDU (David Krowitz) (12/29/89)
I am preparing an SR10 print server for the Shinko CHC-series color printers (sold by Mitsubishi International and the Instant Apollo catalog). The preliminary version will be ready in about two weeks, and I'm looking for sites that would be willing to test the software and give me feedback as to bugs, features, documentation, etc. If you would be interested in testing the software please send me your email address, US mail address, whether you need floppy or cartridge tape, whether you need M68020/68030 or DN10K version, and your printer model. -- David Krowitz krowitz@richter.mit.edu (18.83.0.109) krowitz%richter.mit.edu@eddie.mit.edu krowitz%richter.mit.edu@mitvma.bitnet (in order of decreasing preference)
lampi@pnet02.gryphon.com (Michael Lampi) (02/03/90)
krowitz%richter@UMIX.CC.UMICH.EDU (David Krowitz) writes: >I've just finished slapping together a print server for SR10.2 [text deleted for brevity] > >For those of you who are outside of the US, I'm trying to find >out if the US government's export restrictions on computer >software apply to this sort of thing. If you're interrested >in testing this, send me some email and I'll let you know what >I find out from the bureaucrats downtown. > From my experience in software exports, there are absolutely no restrictions (other than possible Customs duties, taxes, etc.) on commercial software shipments to other countries. Computer hardware, on the other hand, has lots of restrictions. However, most of them apply to supercomputers, super capacity disk drives (5 gb+), etc. Michael Lampi MDL Corporation 213/782-7888 fax 213/782-7927 UUCP: {ames!elroy, <routing site>}!gryphon!pnet02!lampi INET: lampi@pnet02.gryphon.com "My opinions are that of my corporation!"
art@AERA785.MITRE.ORG ("Art McClinton") (02/05/90)
Date sent: 5-FEB-1990 17:06:47 GMT >krowitz%richter@UMIX.CC.UMICH.EDU (David Krowitz) writes: >>I've just finished slapping together a print server for SR10.2 > [text deleted for brevity] >> >>For those of you who are outside of the US, I'm trying to find >>out if the US government's export restrictions on computer >>software apply to this sort of thing. If you're interrested >>in testing this, send me some email and I'll let you know what >>I find out from the bureaucrats downtown. >> > >From my experience in software exports, there are absolutely no restrictions >(other than possible Customs duties, taxes, etc.) on commercial software >shipments to other countries. > >Computer hardware, on the other hand, has lots of restrictions. However, most >of them apply to supercomputers, super capacity disk drives (5 gb+), etc. >Michael Lampi MDL Corporation 213/782-7888 fax 213/782-7927 > The restrictions do apply to certain types of software and firmware, but my personal opiniopn is that a print server is far outside the area of software that is restricted. Encryption/decryption software is restricted. So if your print spooler uses the DES algorithms to get the data to the printer in such a way that no one else can look at the data while it is in the queue then you would definitely have a problem. * *---Art * *Arthur T. McClinton Jr. ARPA: ART@MITRE.ORG *MITRE Corporation Phone: 703-883-6356 *7525 Colshire Dr Internal Mitre: ART@AERA785 or M10319@MWVM *McLean, Va. 22102-3481 DCS: MCCLINTON * FAX: 703-883-6308
krowitz%richter@UMIX.CC.UMICH.EDU (David Krowitz) (02/06/90)
I called the commerce dept. both here and in D.C. There *are* restrictions on printer/plotter software, but only if the device is a high performance and/or *very* accurate hardcopy device. (I think it is defined as a device with a positioning accuracy of .004% of the longest axis of the page). This is true for most of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, etc. Other countries have more restrictions. It takes the D.C. office 3 to 4 weeks, after receipt of a formal request, to issue a legal interpretation of the restrictions regarding any particular device and/or software package. The HP Laserjet that I was inquiring about is largely unrestricted, however. == Dave