yeah, about apple printers and TCP/IP: 
i was asked to set up one of these printers for a middle school, and while
reading the manual, noticed a very cool how-to on making apple printers
work with unix boxes (various flavors of unix, too). go ask to see a
printer manual from your network admin, in other words, if you don't have
luck here :)
  - a

On Wed, 26 Nov 1997, Stefan Arentz wrote:

> If you have an AppleTalk printer connected to the Ethernet then you can
> easily print to that printer using NetAtalk. Search in Yahoo for NetAtalk
> and you'll find some Linux HOWTO documents that explain this.
> 
> Most Apple printers also talk TCP/IP btw. We have a LaserWriter 640
> that you can use like this:
> 
> # Entry for LaserWriter 12/640 PS (971020 RvS)
> #
> 
> ps|lwriter|lw-raw|lwriter-640-ps-raw|Apple LaserWriter 12/640:\
>     :lp=:\
>     :mx#0:\
>     :rm=lwriter-printer.luna.net:\
>     :rp=raw:\
>     :lf=/var/log/lpd/lwriter-640-ps.log:\
>     :af=/var/log/lpd/lwriter-640-ps.acct:\
>     :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lwriter-640-ps:
> #   :rg=print:
> 
> Simply change the rm= line with the name of ip address of your printer and
> create the spool directories. Man lpd should explain most of this.
> 
> The above entry comes from a FreeBSD system, but it should be the same
> for NetBSD.
> 
> Greetings,
> 
>  Stefan
> 
> 
> On Wed, Nov 26, 1997 at 10:15:06AM -0500, Ken Nakata wrote:
> > On Wed, 26 Nov 1997 08:19:34 -0500 (EST),
> > Chris Jewell <jewell@jewellce.es.dupont.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > I have MacBSD running on my IIci and it is connect ted to an intranet at
> > > my office.  Is there a way that I can set up to print to the machines
> > > which are on the other hosts on the network?  If so how do I do that?
> > 
> > If the printer at your office is lpd compatible, then it's possible.
> > I can't provide you with a detailed step-by-step instruction right
> > now, but it can be done.  Try "man printcap".  It should have
> > information or pointers to information necessary to set up a remote
> > printer.
> > 
> > If the printer is AppleTalk or connected to a Windows box, I don't
> > know whether or not it's possible.
> > 
> > Ken
> 
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> 
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> stefan.arentz@luna.net / +31 (0)10 2431988
> 
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