[aclug-L] Re: printers question

[jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

The easiest way is to buy a cheap switch at a computer store.  These let you 
flip a switch to select which machine gets to print.  Newer, or more expensive, 
ones will autodetect which machine is trying to print.

 "gLaNDix" <glandix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 10/5/99 2:11 pm:

>
>ok, dumb question, but how 
>is the easiest way to connect 
>2 printers to the same 
>stand-alone computer?  the 
>only way i can think of is by 
>buying an I/O card to give 
>me another parallel port...  is 
>there an easier way??
>
>jesse
>
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