chris@lgc.com (Chris Martin) (05/23/91)
I'm in some need of some net.wisdom.
We've got a pretty substantial documentation group here that is split
across unix machines and macs. The doc. group has just purchased an
HPiiisi printer (PS/PCL-5). Naturally, they want to use it from both
macs and unix machines. Currently, we have it hooked to a Sun Sparc2
Using NeWSprint to rasterize and a parallel interface. It really
screams (about 15ppm full graphics).
But, I've been having a very difficult time finding out how I can go
about printing from the macs to this printer.
I have looked at CAP. At first look, it appears as if it might work
but lwsrv seems to mandate that it be printing to LaserWriter. Is this
the case? If so, I could go this route though I prefer a commercial
(supported) solution.
I have called the company that sells TOPS and they said that they do
not support printing from macs to unix printers.
I have called Caymon and they also say they don't support printing from
macs to unix printers.
Does *anyone* print from macs to printers attached to unix machines?
I'd hate to have to move the printer onto the mac network.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated,
--Chris
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Christopher Martin chris@lgc.com
Landmark Graphics Corp.; Houston, Tx.; U.S.A. (713) 579-4605Angus.Fox@UK.Sun.COM (Angus Fox) (05/23/91)
In article <1991May22.170047.16299@lgc.com> chris@lgc.com (Chris Martin) writes: > Does *anyone* print from macs to printers attached to unix machines? > I'd hate to have to move the printer onto the mac network. At the risk of not solving your problem but providing information for others, QMS make two printers, ps-815 and PS-825 that are Adobe PostScript and HP PCL compatible Laser printers that can accept parallel, serial, and AppleTalk connections at the same time. They call their technology ESP for Emulation Sensing processing. The data streams are interpreted and the appropriate language selected. They combine this with SIO for simultaneous Interface operation. This allows all interfaces to accept data simultaneously. Seems like a good solution to me................. Angus Fox Sun Microsystems Europe Inc - Sitka Internet:Angus.Fox@uk.Sun.com Janet:Angus.Fox@sun.co.uk AppleLink:SITKAEUROPE Phone: +44 276 51440 Disclaimer: I dont have a QMS but I worked MacWorld Amsterdam last week on the same booth as them and had an opportunity to try out their printers.
edgar@function.mps.ohio-state.edu (Gerald Edgar) (05/25/91)
We have a Cayman Gatorbox. This lets Macs mount NFS disks on UNIX machines, and lets Macs print to printers on UNIX machines. With the GatorPrint software, it also works in reverse: UNIX machines can print to Appletalk printers. -- Gerald A. Edgar Internet: edgar@mps.ohio-state.edu Department of Mathematics Bitnet: EDGAR@OHSTPY The Ohio State University telephone: 614-292-0395 (Office) Columbus, OH 43210 -292-4975 (Math. Dept.) -292-1479 (Dept. Fax)
hal@world.std.com (Harry A Levinson) (05/25/91)
In article <1991May22.170047.16299@lgc.com> chris@lgc.com (Chris Martin) writes: > >I'm in some need of some net.wisdom. > stuff deleted > >I have looked at CAP. At first look, it appears as if it might work >but lwsrv seems to mandate that it be printing to LaserWriter. Is this >the case? If so, I could go this route though I prefer a commercial >(supported) solution. > >Does *anyone* print from macs to printers attached to unix machines? >I'd hate to have to move the printer onto the mac network. > I am trying to find a solution to the same problem. At this time the best candidate is Wollonong's (sp) NFS products for the mac. According to the literature it should allow mac printing to the unix devices. It should also allow unix systems or mac to print to printer located on a mac. This will require TCP/IP and NFS support on the unix system(s). Please remember that I DO NOT speak from experience. I, like you, am only to find my way through rather unclear waters. good luck harry hal@world.std.com
perl@PacBell.COM (Richard Perlman) (05/27/91)
In article <1991May22.170047.16299@lgc.com> chris@lgc.com (Chris Martin) writes: > >I'm in some need of some net.wisdom. Can't help here. > >I have looked at CAP. At first look, it appears as if it might work >but lwsrv seems to mandate that it be printing to LaserWriter.... >...Does *anyone* print from macs to printers attached to unix machines? >I'd hate to have to move the printer onto the mac network. Try isrv and iwpr. They aren't realy conpleted products but they are functional and demonstrate the basic code you need to A) have your UNIX system look like a printer on the AppleTalk, and B) send a spooled job to an AppleTalk printer -- though it seems you don't need this part. BTW, isrv and lwsrv are the same program, lwsrv.c. We use "lp" and have an interface script that look to see if the file to be printed is PostScript or not, if it is, it gets printed as is, otherwise we run it through a PostScript conversion filter (transcript, lpscript, psflt, etc.) first. -- Always remember that you are here having already understood the necessity of contending only with yourself. Thank everyone who affords you the opportunity. -- Anonymous -- Richard Perlman |*| perl@pbseps.pacbell.com |*| (415) 545-0233
tgregg@mitre.org (Thomas A. Gregg) (06/04/91)
Try K-Spool from Mt. Xinu. Our Postscript Imagen 3320 shows up as a laserwriter in chooser and Mac print jobs are spooled along with unix print jobs. Works great. Thomas A. Gregg tgregg@mitre.org
moyman@ECN.PURDUE.EDU (Mike Moya) (06/05/91)
> >Try K-Spool from Mt. Xinu. Our Postscript Imagen 3320 shows up as a >laserwriter in chooser and Mac print jobs are spooled along with unix >print jobs. Works great. > >Thomas A. Gregg >tgregg@mitre.org > > ...or you can use CAP's lwsrv for free, it does the same thing... I have 2 Imagen 3320's, a DEC LNO3R and a NCR SilentWriter (as well as many Apple LaserWriter's) set up this way... --moya --Mike Moya --Macintosh Systems and Networking --Engineering Computer Network, Purdue University --moyman@ecn.purdue.edu