[Info-vax] printing from VMS

[Grant Taylor]

On 3/1/21 10:30 AM, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> You'll want a printer with AirPrint and IPP/IPPS support.
> The former is a superset of the latter.
> The former for use from iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, and the latter for 
> printing from most platforms.

I wonder if adding the AirPrint gateway that I mentioned might let my 
macOS Big Sur talk to my old printer.

> If you get a scanner in the mix, you want one with TWAIN support.

Oy vey!  IM(ns)HO multi-function devices devices are the devil!!!

If you do want scanning support, be mindful that just because the 
printer has a network interface does not mean that the scanner will work 
across the network.  --  I've run into more than one multi-function 
device that would print perfectly fine across the network which required 
a USB cable to be able to scan from the computer.

Note:  There is a difference in having the multi-function device scan 
and send the file / email somewhere else.  (Different devices support 
different protocols; SMTP, NFS, SMB) and being able to open the cameras 
and scanners application (or whatever it's name is) and initiate a scan 
there.

> Having worked with a number of inkjets over the years, I cannot 
> recommend inkjets over a decent-resolution laser.

Agreed.

For a long time, the only reason I went with inkjets / bubble jets was 
for color.  Now with color laser printers being obtainable for a 
reasonable price, I have virtually no use for ink / bubble printers.



-- 
Grant. . . .
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