Windows, std OS in Hell

From: Pete Turnbull <pete_at_dunnington.u-net.com>
Date: Fri Nov 9 12:48:57 2001

On Nov 9, 9:46, Bill Pechter wrote:
> ---- On Fri, 09 Nov 2001, Geoff Reed (geoffr_at_zipcon.net) wrote:

> > Nope, WFW3.11, Win95 and Win98 were designed as "small office
> / home
> > operating systems" and were never given support for LPR
> protocol as you
> > weren't expected to see that in a SOHO / Workgroup or Home
> setting.

> There are lpr drivers available as shareware or commercial
> products for Win3.x, Win95 and higher.
>
> Most of the third party add on printer servers come with an lpr
> capability for Win9x and there's a shareware one on Simtel for
> Windows 3.x with a winsock.
>
> Lan Workplace also had one from Novell.

You can also do it from any version of PCNFS.

-- 
Pete						Peter Turnbull
						Network Manager
						University of York
Received on Fri Nov 09 2001 - 12:48:57 GMT

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