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- From: nether@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Joel C Belog)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
- Subject: Re: Will NeXT printer work with NS486?
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 19:24:39 GMT
- Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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- Message-ID: <1jphlnINN7jl@bigboote.WPI.EDU>
- References: <1993Jan21.180643.2117@netcom.com> <C18ryI.D0L@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
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- In article <C18ryI.D0L@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> lemson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (David Lemson) writes:
- >gordie@cyclesoft.com (Gordie Freedman) writes:
- >
- >>Will the standard NeXT printer work with NextStep 486? I don't see why it
- >>wouldn't but there hasn't been any mention of this one way or the other.
- >
- >Interesting thought - I haven't seen any mention of it either.
- >Obviously, you would need someplace to plug it in! NeXT (or
- >someone) would have to design a card (probably EISA) that would give
- >you the connector on your PC.
- >I believe I did read that the NCP (Color Printer) will work OK with
-
- Hmmm ... first a disclaimer ... NOT a hardware guru!
-
- but, the NeXT printer is only a print head. All the
- imaging and such goes on in the 680x0 and gets sent
- out to the printer. If NeXT does the same with the
- P5, then you are right .. all you need is a place to
- plug it in.
-
- I think the same can be said about the NCP.
-
- Later, hope my thinking is right. :)
-
- Joel Belog
- nether@wpi.wpi.edu
-