shenkin@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Peter S. Shenkin) (10/12/90)
I'm about to set up my newly-arrived 4D-25TG. An Apple LaserWriter will go on a serial port. Previously I had been using a Sun, which will be given to someone else in my department. On the Sun, which used to host the LaserWriter, I used the Berkeley print spooler. The question is, should I set up the Iris to use the lp (SysV) or the lpr (BSD) spooler? I have Adobe Transcript (source license), and I believe this supports either spooler. If I want other machines, not Irises, on the network to be able to spool to the printer, does this affect the decision? By the way, the Berkeley spooler does sometimes jam, at least on the Sun, which is a pain. Confused in NY, -P. ************************f*u*cn*rd*ths*u*cn*gt*a*gd*jb************************** Peter S. Shenkin, Department of Chemistry, Barnard College, New York, NY 10027 (212)854-1418 shenkin@cunixc.cc.columbia.edu(Internet) shenkin@cunixc(Bitnet) ***"In scenic New York... where the third world is only a subway ride away."***
blbates@AERO4.LARC.NASA.GOV ("Brent L. Bates AAD/TAB MS361 x42854") (10/13/90)
I find the Berkley spooler is MUCH MUCH easier to use and maintain than SV5. Around here most of the machines use the Berkley spooler. -- Brent L. Bates NASA-Langley Research Center M.S. 361 Hampton, Virginia 23665-5225 (804) 864-2854 E-mail: blbates@aero4.larc.nasa.gov or blbates@aero2.larc.nasa.gov