Re: IIGS/MAC sharing printer

[lacoss@cello.gina.calstate.edu (Greg R. Achenbach)]

mfs@cray.com (Mark Sauder) writes:
> I know this has been discussed before but I never paid attention
> because it didn't affect me but now it does.
> 
> I recently got a Mac Power PC.  I already have a IIGS with an
> IW2 printer.  I would like to share the printer between both
> computers.  What is the best way to do this?  Which computer
> should the printer be hooked up to?  Right now they are in
> two different rooms, how far apart can they be.

As far as I know, you have basically two options.

#1	Get a switch box and a switch box cable.  Plug the printer cables 
from the computers into the switch box, and then run the switch box cable 
from the switch box to the printer.  This may not be your best option 
however, if the computers are in different rooms.  I've heard that about 
25 feet is as long as you would want to go on a serial cable.

#2 	Get 3 phonenet connectors and set up a LocalTalk network using regular
phone line cord.  This would be a bit more expensive since you would need
to also buy a LocalTalk card for the ImageWriter. 

 > Thanks. > > Mark Sauder > mfs@cray.com > 
> 
> 

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