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

Dan Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Sun, 13 Sep 1998 00:07:57 -0400

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The LW630 and LJ-4MV are both "strong" PostScript printers, i.e they have
good ethernet connections, fast RIPs, and capacity for lots of RAM... This
allows for a large input queue so many Macs can send jobs without "choking"
the printer

The LW310, on the other hand, is a piece of junk. The RIP is *so* bad in
the LW310 that many people were tearing out the logic boards and dropping
in LW300 (QuickDraw (raster)) logic boards instead... This was possible
since the LW300 and LW310 share the same engine, case, and logic board
connections.

At 11:14 AM 9/11/98 -0400, you wrote:
>
>> 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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