When we migrated to XL we connected our old impact printers via lan
attached DTCs.  My understanding is that the DTCs can be configured in
NMMGR without downtime.

Do we have a choice of colors on the hats?

>>> Steve Widmar <[log in to unmask]> 12/03/98 07:54pm >>>
>o' mighty Mimir of HP3000 knowledge:
>
>One of our manufacturing environments (for which I've recently >become
>responsible) relies on an application that runs on an MPE/V box.   We
>will
>be migrating their account & everything in it to an XL box, located in a
>different building.
>
>We are warming up the migration effort and I'm not sure what to do with
>the
>model 2563A printers that are directly connected (DTCs(?)), I believe
>serially, to the classic box (located in a different building from both
the
>classic & XL boxes).
>
>The XL box that this account will be migrated to already prints (via IP)
to
>HP LJ printers with onboard JetDirect cards.   While there are some (i
>presume) upgradeable HPLJ printers out in our site, the DTC(?) printers
>are
>causing me pause.  Our options, as I see 'em, are:
>
>- switchover the DTC's to the new box (downtime for users, 1 more
>critical
>path switchover item, totally unfamiliar with related issues including
>whether this is possible)
>
<snip>
>
>Best suggestion gets an 'ir+' baseball cap + recognition, or just the
>recognition.
>
>TIA,
>Steve