[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

NEED INFO ON POSSIBLE LASERWRITER SPOOLING SYSTEM




This post is in regard to a laserwriter spooler system that my university
is currently seeking for use in our various computer labs on campus. We
currently run our Macintosh equipment on an Apple Network, and are using
AppleShare 3.0 for our FileServer and PrintServer networks.
Our printserver machine is a Macintosh Centris 630, and the laserwriters
that this system would be connected to are LaserWriter Pro 630's. The
system should be able to support up to 80 Macintoshes in one zone.
We are having a problem with clients printing to only one of the available
Laserwriters in a computer lab.  This creates problems, as clients will try
to delete their jobs from the print server, or even send them to multiple
laserwriters, thus creating a waste of paper, and a backup of jobs waiting
to print.  I am currently seeking information on the implementation of a
spooling package containing the following features : 

									1.  A spooling system that would automatically direct a job      
													submitted by a client to the laserwriter that was the least
busy                
													at the time of submittal.

         2.  A system that would tell the client, before he/she prints, how
    
													many pages are currently waiting to print on a particular
printer.

									3.  Would have the ability to move a job from one laserwriter to  
   
													another without having to delete and resubmit the job.

									4.  Could send a message to the user either when their job is
getting      
													ready  to print, or has just been completed.  This would
enable      
												 the client to continue to work at their machine until their
job has      
													finished printing.

These are the features that we hope to implement.  I would greatly
appreciate information on any or all of the above ideas.  I have inclued my
e-mail address below---Thanks in advance.....

*********************************
M.A. Mueller *
Micro-Support Technician *
Bowlint Green State University *
mmuell2@andy.bgsu.edu *
*********************************