On Saturday, June 11, 2005, at 09:25 AM, GDB-B&W-X.3.9 wrote:
My old PC fileserver also served as a print server for my NEC Superscript 870 laser printer. I would like for the 'new' beige G3 fileserver to continue in this tradition, but with it's parallel port requirement I have hit a big snag! I thought certain the someone would offer a parallel port PCI card, but there are none to be found. Googling brings up Powerprint serial/parallel solution a lot, has anyone used this product and how well does it really perform? I see I can use my printer by using the HP Laserjet IIP driver which would be fine for network printing.
PowerPrint is a long term Mac product. I have used it, or it's predecessors, since 1986 on a MacPlus with a Daisy Wheel printer. It works fine and I do not remember any problems I have had over the years as long as the printer was listed as supported, and they list well over 1000. They do make a USB version.
I have not used it on anything newer than a Centris 610, where there was a small performance hit. I am guessing that the hit will not be too noticeable when you are using a G3 for the print server only.
IIRC, PowerPrint does include the ability to share attached printers over the network.
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