[WinMac] RE: Capturing an AppleTalk printer in NT's Spooler

Parker, Douglas(douglas.parker[at]lmco.com)
Fri, 11 Sep 1998 11:14:58 -0400

> I DO recommend NT Print Spooling IF you have a number of Macs and a "weak"
> PostScript printer, such as a LaserWriter 360; OR if you are sending large
> color jobs to a printer that is strapped for RAM, i.e. sending a 100 MB
> PostScript file to a printer that has only 36 MB of RAM.
>
What do you mean by "weak"? I have 630s, 310s, and HP4MVs.

> For a printing device to be seen by both PC and Macintosh clients, it must
> be shared and captured. (Share a printer through the Printer Properties
> dialog box, available from Print Manager.) Macintosh users will see the
> name you designate in the Share Name option in the Printer Properties
> dialog box.
>
Dual-platform visibility requires sharing and capturing. I understand that.

Then if a printer is shared but not captured, the Macs will see two names,
but my Windows users won't be able to see it at all?

> AppleTalk Port Configuration dialog box.
>
What does the AppleTalk Port Configuration dialog box look like?

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