As one who supplies software on the spooler end, I would want to make
sure that we don't create new protocols or protocol variants for
printers from the spooler direction just because we have a 3rd party
card plugged in.
Bob Herriot
> From don at lexmark.com Wed Sep 11 08:32:28 1996
> To: "pwg%pwg.org" <pwg at pwg.org>
> From: Don Wright <don at lexmark.com>
> Date: 11 Sep 96 11:27:30 EDT
> Subject: Standard Network Printer Adapter - Potential PWG Project
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>> At the August meeting of the PWG, I presented a proposal
> to the PWG on the subject of developing a standard
> Printer Adapter interface. The concept is that most
> printer manufacturers design and develop some type of
> interface slot to allow the installation of adapters of
> various types (e.g. Ethernet, Token Ring, hard disk, etc.)
> If some standard (electrical, mechanical, software) could
> be developed by some group (I'm proposing the PWG) then
> third party manufacturers would have more incentive to
> develop "niche" adapters because of the higher volume
> potential should multiple printer vendors adopt the standard.
>> Here's the single chart I presented:
>> * Proposal to develop a standard printer adapter interface
> - Electrical
> + PCI?
> + IEEE 1284-1994?
> + Other?
> - Mechanical
> + Form Factor
> + Connector
> - Firmware
> + Interfaces
> + APIs
> + Memory Map
> * Why
> - Simplify task for non-printer vendor developers
> - Leverage investments of non-printer vendor developers
> - Provide wider variety of solutions for more brands
> of printers
>> Many of the printer vendors at the meeting expressed an
> interest in investigating this type of work including
> Lexmark, Kyocera, Canon, IBM, etc. Intel's print server
> group was present and also expressed interest.
>> Well, there's the summary and kick-off. Bill Wagner from DPI
> has already expressed an opinion. What about everyone else?
> Should we talk about this a little more? Start a project?
> Forget about it? What's you opinion?
>> Don
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