Zurich, Switzerland Ð Uptime Object Factory, a local NEXTSTEP developer, has released the first version of its TCPprd printer driver, which allows NEXTSTEP-based computers to print on specially equipped HP LaserJet IV printers via an Ethernet network.
The driver makes it possible for owners of black hardware to print directly on high-resolution LaserJet IV printers at higher speeds than are possible through the NeXT serial port. The driver also allows white hardware to send data to the printer via the Ethernet interface, without the need of a parallel interface or special printer cable.
Uptime's driver requires a LaserJet IV printer equipped with both an HP JetDirect Interface card and a PostScript option.
Uptime has placed a fully functional version of the driver on the FTP servers sonata.cc.purdue.edu and cs.orst.edu in the /demos directory. The driver is priced at 90 Swiss francs (approximately $60 at press-time exchange rates).
Uptime Object Factory: Baumackerstrasse 46, 8050 Zurich, 41/ 1/313-0607; info@uptime.ch.