TROY Group MAN-EXT2000 - Manual (Page 7)

Introduction 1-1
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LocalTalk
Printer with aTROY
XCD print server
NetWare
PC
LAN Manager
PC
DEC Host
UNIX Host
Apple Macintosh Computers
Banyan VINES
PC
Apple
Macintosh
Introduction
Overview
TROY XCD external print servers allow multiple host computers
to share virtually any type of printer or plotter on high-speed
local area network. The Pony Print Server Plus is an
ultracompact low-cost Ethernet print server for a single printer,
while the Pony 100, XConnect II and XConnect II Lite connect
up to two printers to an Ethernet network. The XConnect 100
handles up to four printers and works on both Ethernet (10baseT)
and Fast Ethernet (100baseT) networks.
Any user can print jobs on a printer or plotter connected to a
TROY XCD external print server as if it were directly attached
to his computer. No special software is required on the host
computers, and application programs run without any
Figure 1-1
XCD External Print Server Concept