At 22:21 +0200 on 26/10/02, Marten van de Kraats wrote: >> >>What about using a UNIX machine to serve the printing needs of 68k Macs? >> >>Is there any software for the Mac to talk to a standard BSD print >>service? >> >>That way you could have a PostScript printer or even a GhostScript >>controlled printer on a UNIX host for the Mac to print to. >> > >What is the point? All Macs support post script printing right out of the box.
Right, but not many inkjets, which are what people normally want via USB, do. There are *nix packages that can act as software RIPs and turn an inkjet into a pseudo-PostScript printer. -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> Software Archive <ftp://download:jmug@;ftp.jmug.org//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/> <http://www.members.jmug.org/%7Ethepickl/archive/> _________________________________________________________________ -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:vintage.macs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
