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to: ARKAXOW
from: MARK LEWIS
date: 2017-06-26 22:17:00
subject: Parallel Printer Splitter

 On 2017 Jun 26 14:19:24, you wrote to All:

 Ar> I wonder if anyone else has experience trying to connect more than one
 Ar> Commodore 64 to one printer? What I want to do is be able to print
 Ar> from any of three Commodore 64 to a Star Gemini NX-1000 printer. I
 Ar> would only be printing one at a time. Is this possible? I see that
 Ar> there is a C2G parallel splitter. If it possible which kind of
 Ar> hardware would I need?

the easiest way would be with a print spooler device... all the computers are
connected to its inputs and the output goes to the printer... it would handle
all the traffic as needed... there are even some that can handle multiple
printers as well as multiple computers...

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