[comp.sys.apollo] Sharing Laserwriter between Aplletalk and Apollo Domain

ief@geocub.UUCP (06/12/87)

I am trying to share an Appla LaserWriter between an Appletalk net and an Apollo
Domain network. The first solution is to have both connected to the printer,
one through its Appletalk connector and the other through its RS232 connector. Then,
you can share it by manualy switching it from one net to the other : thus
everybody is angry.

Another solution could be to buy an Appletalk card for IBM PC-AT and to install
it on the AT bus of an Apollo DN3000 : this workstation is then a node
in the Appletalk net. But in order to use the usual printer spooler on Apollo,
you have to write a driver for it.

Did anybody try this last solution, or has anybody another solution ? Perhaps
the best should be to buy a second printer....

	P.Garda

dp@JASPER.PALLADIAN.COM.UUCP (06/15/87)

    Date: 12 Jun 87 02:30:54 GMT
    From: mcvax!inria!crcge1!geocub!ief@seismo.css.gov  (Didier Demigny )

    I am trying to share an Appla LaserWriter between an Appletalk net and an Apollo
    Domain network. The first solution is to have both connected to the printer,
    one through its Appletalk connector and the other through its RS232 connector. Then,
    you can share it by manualy switching it from one net to the other : thus
    everybody is angry.

you can't do this. the two sockets are wired together. traffic on one connector will
disturb the other.

	    P.Garda

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