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1. In today market, what MVS sites use for printing? TCP printers or MF
local attach printers?
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We used Siemens Page Printer's for high-volume printing. (300+
pages/minute) for large reports, etc. Low-volume stuff went to various
IP connected printers around the office space. A few reports were sent
directly to customers, via Internet, for local printing at their site.
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2. I think the printers are not like disks. They can not have complicate
CCWs, So I think if someone will give me GTFTRACE of Vary
online,offline console command to local printer, and a small printing
CCWs that will give me good start.
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Much of that depends on what printers you're emulating. 1403 and 3211
printers don't require any special CCW's to vary online or offline, and
the CCW chains were, in general, fairly straightforward. They do send
back a standard Device End indication when they come ready. I can't
speak for all the various Laser printers, like the old 3800 and 3900
series. IIRC, the hardware docs give some sample channel programs for
illustration purposes. If I can find my hardware CD, I'll extract what
manuals might be useful and shoot them to you privately.
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3. I am sure that UCS and FCB are open to everyone, because user need to
know how he can control his printing.
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I've certainly never found any reason NOT to share this information. I
created a reference book of all of our UCS, character set and FCB
information just so the staff could check it out and pick what they
liked. (Within reason; we were not going to buy a new printer train just
because one programmer thought it was "cool"; those trains were rather
expensive.) Check out the contents of SYS1.IMAGELIB and the doc for
IEBIMAGE.
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4. What is the famous local MVS printer in the market?
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That's rather like asking "how high is up?" Every shop's printing needs
are unique. Since you're emulating, I'd suggest you start with something
like a 3211. The biggest advantage in the laser printer genre is the
variety of character sets and print formats (IMHO). Once you get the
basic code figured out for the 3211, then you can go forward and add the
basic laser printer. YMMV.
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5. Still I am not sure if emulate local printer in MF is added value to
sites.
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Can't offer any advice or suggestions here.
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6. Someone mention viruses and worms, The PC with its local printer will
not be open to internet XXX movie, I hope.
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Always a concern, but I'm not sure how strong that concern should be. Up
to you and your customers to make that evaluation.
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