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V System Printing vs BSD Printing

 
Brian Abdallah_2
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‎12-01-2003 07:16 AM

‎12-01-2003 07:16 AM

V System Printing vs BSD Printing

Can anyone tell me the major differences between V System and BSD?
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A. Clay Stephenson
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‎12-01-2003 07:34 AM

‎12-01-2003 07:34 AM

Re: V System Printing vs BSD Printing

The most significant difference is that BSD uses a printcap file to describe the capabilities of each printer so that typically the same lpr command with identical options is used for a large number of different printers. In System V, the differences are addressed in an "interface" file which is unique for each printer. Varios -o options can be defined for various printers. The other big difference is that System V is more limited in the way that remote printers can be used. There are only a few supported printer options for remote printers.
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