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* Don Wright don@lexmark.com *
* Product Manager, Strategic Alliances *
* Lexmark International *
* 740 New Circle Rd *
* Lexington, Ky 40550 *
* 606-232-4808 (phone) 606-232-6740 (fax) *
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November 28, 1997
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Is that it?/ A tome from home
COMPUTIMES via Individual Inc. : page 30
WRITERS will be able to send their manuscripts over the Internet and have
them published instantly if a standard being agreed by major printer
manufacturers catches on. The Internet printing protocol (IPP) will make
it possible to print out documents by locating its Web address and simply
pressing the "print" button.
Internet-enabled printers will be connected to a Web server and have their
own unique address. When someone accesses the site, the computer and the
printer will negotiate to establish whether the printer has the capability
to do the job required. If it has, the document is downloaded as a
word-processor document and printed exactly as it would be by a printer
connected directly to the computer. "IPP will kill fax by offering
high-quality printing, low telephone charges and multiple copies.
"It will also eliminate couriers, because documents printed over the
Internet will be regarded as originals," said Don Wright of Lexmark, who
is also chairman of the IPP committee.
"Internet printing could also make things easier for authors and students
who need small numbers of large volumes such as theses printed out."
Technology.
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