Mark Bixby wrote >We have an HP 3000/980 running MPE/iX 4.0 attached to the same LAN >as our >Microsoft WindowsForWorkgroups PCs. We'd like to know what >solutions exist >(if any) that allow us to: >1) From a WfWg PC, use standard WfWg printing mechanisms to send >output through >the LAN into the MPE system and out to the dedicated (non-LAN) MPE >printers. >2) From the MPE system, be able to send output spoolfiles over the >LAN to any >WfWg-attached printer. There may be various solutions to what you want to do, including getting the printers on a LAN and using JeyDirect cards. But in Mark's present configuration, it sounds as if he wants a spoolfile manager. After many years of working as a multi-site systems manager, I have no hesitation at all in recommending Unispool, by Holland House. This is the best print management product I've seen for the HP3000 (and connected PC's by the way). I don't know who their US distributor is, but they can be reached at: HOLLAND HOUSE PO BOX 3000 5306 ZX BRAKEL NETHERLANDS Phone: (+31)-4187-3000 Fax: (+31)-4187-3060 Yours sincerely, Martin Knapp ========================================================================== Martin Knapp Voice: (+44)-1689-877-933 Proactive Systems FAX: (+44)-1689-891-475 Central Court E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Knoll Rise Orpington Kent, BR6 0JA United Kingdom