From: "Geo" 

"Frank Haber"  wrote in message
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> o The IBM print system is entirely custom?

Isn't every print system entirely custom?

> o The drivers come from where?

IBM supplies a bunch of drivers but you have to remember AIX is a character
mode OS for the most part so it's not like WYSIWYG printing. Mostly reports
from char mode apps and such is what we do.

> o Can you use CUPS or LPTD, as well?

LPR/LPD is what I use mostly, it does have postscript printer drivers but I
don't believe it's via CUPS.

> o Does what ever you have (Intel? RS6xxx?) have parallel?  serial?  USB?
or
> do you have to use a concentrator, a System 1, twinax and a chain printer
to
> get any hard copy (g)?

AIX can print directly to parallel, com port, and network connected
printers. All I use are network connected either via a printer with a
jetdirect card, a network print server that connects via parallel port to
the printer, or a printer hung off an NT workstation with LPR/LPD (unix
print services) enabled on the NT box.

Geo.

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