Re: Apple-Printer - WinPC?

["Paul Pietromonaco" <paulp@wrq.com>]

Jens Becker wrote in message <3642e8a2.17295539@news.gwdg.de>...
>Hi Folks,
>
>We have a problem here at the university:
>
>We have different PC's running on Win95/NT. There is one Mac (running
>on MAcOs 8.0). The Mac uses a fine LaserWriter 12/640PS at the usual
>printer port. The problem is the PC's do not see the printer even if
>it's free to use for everyone because the Mac uses either Appletalk
>for the printer OR Ethernet for the LAN. Well, that's what we think.
>
>Question is: How can we use the printer from a PC?
>
>The Mac uses MAcOs 8.0, it's a PowerPC 7100.
>
>Please help!
>
>Thanx
>
>Jens

Hi Jens,
    Well, first of all, the newsgroup that this question is posted in is
comp.sys.apple2, which is a newsgroup dedicated to the Apple computer that
came *before* the Macinotsh ("Mac") - the Apple II.
    That being said, I do have some ideas for you.  I looked the printer up
in Apple's Tech Info Library.
 http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n19933 )  Basically, the info
is:
      Interfaces:
          LocalTalk port
          Bidirectional parallel port
          Ethernet port (supports EtherTalk, TCP/IP, and Novell NetWare IPX
          protocols)

    And, the printer is PostScript too, so I'd take it off the Mac, and
place is directly on the Ethernet.  Then, I'd connect the Mac to the
Ethernet too (I think it's built in on the 7100).  You should be able to
access the printer from the Ethernet from both the PC World and the Mac
world.  (You might have to adjust some settings - I'm not sure what kind of
Novell NetWare emulation Apple uses.)
    Alternatively, since the printer has a parallel port, you could plug it
into a PC directly, then just use an Apple LaserWriter postscript driver
from Windows.
    Hope this helps,
    Paul