On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 1:53 PM, Chad Perrin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Your best bet for printer compatibility is to ensure that it's available > as a network device rather than having to connect to it directly, and > that it's a Postscript printer. If you want to get a printer and connect > it directly to your Mac, and you're sure it'll work with your Mac, then > you should be able to share it with the rest of the network without > problems -- as long as it's a Postscript printer. If it isn't, you may > have to do some digging to determine whether other computers on the > network will be able to use the shared printer at all, including FreeBSD > systems. > > Alas, I know basically nothing about the Epson Artisan 800. I'm happy > with my HP laser printer connected directly to the network. > > -- > Chad Perrin [ content licensed PDL: http://pdl.apotheon.org ] > Quoth Albert Camus: "An intellectual is someone whose mind watches > itself." > Thanks to all for the advice. So the bottom line is: "Get a postscript printer." They're rather expensive. It may be worth the inconvenience of sharing drive space and printing from the Mac via VNC window. ;-) Now, if I had money to waste.......... I just discovered that those really cool, wide format printers used at many photo printing shops are postscript printers!!!! Imagine the font size you could use on a 20"x30" memo. Andrew _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
