[comp.sys.apollo] Driving a Laserwriter thru apple-talk

kent@HUMU.NOSC.MIL (Kent K. Kuriyama) (02/08/89)

Does anyone know of a product that will allow an AT-bus Apollo 
to become a node on Apple-talk?  I would like to be able to print 
files through a DN3500 to a laserwriter.  We are doing it now 
through the serial port at 9.6 KBS but would really like to speed 
things up with Apple-talk (230 KBS).

Thank you.

Kent Kuriyama
Naval Ocean Systems Center
Hawaii Laboratory
kent@nosc.mil

krowitz@RICHTER.MIT.EDU (David Krowitz) (02/08/89)

There is a product from a company called IPT called Ushare.
It allows Macs to spool their print files to the Apollo print
queue and to use the Apollos as a file server. I have not
used it, so I can't tell you how well it works, although I
have heard people comment that it does work, but that it is
a little kludgey. The interface board plus software was priced
in the $1500 range the last time I took a look at it. IPT signed
a joint marketing agreement with Apollo, so you ought to be able
to get some brochures from you Apollo sales rep.


 -- David Krowitz

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(in order of decreasing preference)

sharp@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Maurice Sharp) (02/10/89)

Hiya,

     To drive a laser from an apollo you have at least two 
alternatives :

1) CAP / KIP + Kinetics Box

     The Columbia Appletalk Package plus a KIP kinetics box driver will
allow you to talk to appletalk from an ethernet (possible other networks).
The software is free !  The box is not.  All the reports I have heard are
good.  It also allows file sharing.  If you are interested, let me know
and I can mail you information.

2) Ushare

     IPT has a board that goes into your apollo and hooks into Appletalk.
When it works it works, when it does not, it fails BIG.  It only works
with SR9.7, and when asked about SR10, they said 'When the release is
stable, we will start work.'  When that means, I am not sure.


	Maurice Sharp
	System Administrator
	Knowledge Sciences Institute
	University of Calgary


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