>
>  > What is the point? All Macs support post script printing right 
>out of the box.
>
>The point is to share the printer.  It's hooked up to a UNIX system.  All
>the machines share it via the print spooler.  The server uses GhostScript so
>every machine prints PostScript to it.
>
>So... in order for the Mac to use it, it must be able to print to a UNIX
>print spooler.
>
>Given how often Macs were used in UNIX shops, I figured there would be
>software out there to allow this.

All Macs support postscript printing over appletalk anyway. 
Postscript laserwriters have always been network printers in Mac 
networks, with or without a unix machine.

You don't need a unix machine to share a postscript printer in a Mac network.

Marten

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