>Good Day:
>
> I'm hoping someone can shed some light on the Spooler enhancements
>available under MPE/iX 5.5.
>
> In reading the Technical Data sheet from the HP web site it states:
>
>"In MPE/iX 5.5, the MPE/iX spooler has been enhanced to support network or
LAN-based printers over TCP/IP. This
>enhancement enables printers to be placed in workgroups where the demand is
the greatest, resulting in improved user
>productivity. MPE/iX spool-files can be printed to any Printer Command
Language (PCL)-based printer attached to the HP
>3000 via a TCP/IP network connection and a JetDirect interface. Page level
recovery is also supported for printers
>supporting Printer Job Language (PJL). Page level recovery enables the
printer to continue printing from the next logical page
>in a spoolfile should a paper jam or a device powerfail occur. This
>enhancement is bundled with MPE/iX. "
>
> It has been mentioned to me that these enhancements virtually
>constitutes a new product.  I am also told that the "old style" of
>printing will not peacefully co-exist with the new IP based network
>printing.  Since we have a large number of existing printers spooled
>from the 3000 it would introduce a reason for us to delay the switch
>to 5.5.  Could someone clarify the validity of these statements?
>
> Also... the Technical Data sheet says that JetDirect cards are
>supported.  Does that mean this is not Unix style lpd printing?  Can
>it not talk/print to a device other than a JetDirect card?
>
>Thanks,
>Jim
>******************************************************************
>Jim Alton
>Systems Analyst
>Mohawk College
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>

We continue to use "old style spooling" with serial and HPIB printers and we
are now using "new style spooling" to a LaserJet 4 with a JetDirect card.
No problems.
Gary Jackson
Nevada CSOS
(916) 478-6407 - voice
(916) 478-6410 - fax