Re: Laser printer - all ours!

Colin Panisset (Colin.Panisset@nospam.nms.otc.com.au)
Tue, 27 Sep 1994 11:41:02 +1000

Once upon a time, Chris Keane - Chief ENS Pointyhead was heard to say:

} However, if that's the case it raises the question of what we're going to
} use to drive it (it requires the print server to have an Sbus for the
} video imaging card, which rules out ftoomsh). Does anyone have any ideas
} or am I going to have to part with a 4/60 to drive it?

So the CPU board doesn't have the Sbus slots like the 6xx/MP machines,
then? No, I guess it doesn't otherwise you wouldn't have said that, would
you? <smack> Okay, head work now.

} If it IS a SPARCprinter, it takes "normal" (or at least "available") Xerox
} replacement bits. You should be aware that printer consumables are at least
} moderately hideously expensive, so we may wish to implement printer accounting
} and charge a fixed number of cents per page.

Although I'm normally against the idea of accounting (because it's normally
accounting for accounting's sake), I'd agree with its use in this case.

I'd argue for the use of some kind of preventative accounting as well -- you
pays your cash *before* you wants to print, and that buys you a certain
number of pages. With no balance, you doesn't print. Stops people printing
the entire works of shakespeare just to see what the image on page 1,200 is
like (and trust me -- people will do this if you let them. I see it all
the time).

} That's my $0.02 worth, even though I didn't have to print it.

I've added my $0.02, so that's $0.04 in favour now.

-- Colin.