Re: Attaching HP Laser Printers to the AS/400

Chuck,

In a message dated 98-10-09 12:06:55 EDT, you write:

<<snip>>
> I'm wondering if it would just be easier to get the terminal out of the
>  mix and "direct connect" these printers to the AS/400 and was wanting to
>  know what others had done along these lines.

Don't know about all of the twinax options, but I agree with "get(ting) the
terminal out of the mix".  The accounts that I've dealt with have used the
network connection (via jet direct box) for the last six years, and TCP/IP
(without jet direct for the most part) for the last 3.  When I still dealt
with the printer port on the terminal, I often found that you were held
hostage by the firmware on the terminal -- _ESPECIALLY_ non-IBM terminals.  An
OS/400 upgrade would frequently cause hardware to cease to function properly
-- _ESPECIALLY_ annoying when an old Decision Data terminal used as the
console ceased to function halfway through a V2R1 upgrade!

Regards,

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-Mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com

"Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness." --
Cullen Hightower
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