Re: [NTLK] Anyone out there printing to a network?

From: Tom Zahm (tpzahm_at_newted.org)
Date: Tue Oct 18 2005 - 07:14:46 PDT

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Yes.

If your network-enabled (or shared) printer is ethertalk-savvy, you can=20=

do that.

If your network-enabled (or shared) printer is lpr-aware, Eckhart=20
K=F6ppen has written an lpr driver. You can find it, together with=20
instructions, at: http://www.kallisys.com/newton/lpr/en
Note: If you go directly to the printer, it needs to be capable of=20
rendering PostScript. If not, you'll have to drop it off in a queue on=20=

some machine that serves up the printer. On the Newton side, the=20
plain-jane LaserWriter driver does pretty well.

Yours in Newtondom,
Tom Zahm

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