From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 18 20:00:05 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 379B4106564A for ; Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:00:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrewlylegould@gmail.com) Received: from rn-out-0910.google.com (rn-out-0910.google.com [64.233.170.186]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D10EF8FC12 for ; Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:00:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrewlylegould@gmail.com) Received: by rn-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id j71so3011516rne.12 for ; Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:04 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=pijyGnsoxw8Lp/k96Fk/mciYxbOW394tp4xFBURyMnQ=; b=Hm3TlEtfdmvF+wC+lbeLZsEsW73PlJVXLrkUpsf+Pur++Sy1UQKNZWiPF8z9O/uqQS tsH28AQAl/PaQ4DfpkWNYRAvSaWsp0S5XFslXoRKjCVjGKNjTq0sAjrCT8OHpqMdb7WC +hZyzIV4taANGc9YIv3dzPTkWuDaDq+tLtFcU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:references; b=vyckdiouAFAwZULttTsi4UfdlmZcvEgbVsIjgHQl5Qva+0f63OIskvqWToUdcUmaL4 4nnjHgjaxw5r6a+iG76HsdL6Eyx9E0o2gNqhxQUyiGvT4szUIaJs+TA25++5T3TRCC9L 8SpfJnNWEB7bvRe4GrJzmwmivdJud00rsSPZs= Received: by 10.103.182.3 with SMTP id j3mr85982mup.107.1227038403354; Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:03 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.103.221.4 with HTTP; Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:03 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:00:03 -0600 From: "Andrew Gould" To: "FreeBSD Questions Mailing List" In-Reply-To: <20081118195327.GG4787@kokopelli.hydra> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20081118195327.GG4787@kokopelli.hydra> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: [OT] printing question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:00:05 -0000 On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 1:53 PM, Chad Perrin 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