On Wed, 19 May 2010, Anthony W. Youngman wrote:
> In message <pine.lnx.4.64ras.1005190850490.5...@nimbus.anzio.com>, Bob
> Rasmussen <r...@anzio.com> writes
> >On Wed, 19 May 2010, charles_shaf...@ntn-bower.com wrote:
> > ...
> >It is quite easy to set up one or more Windows machines as print servers,
> >running Print Wizard, and feed them from Unix or Linux. This is what we
> >recommend, and we have many customers doing this.
> >
> The only problem with *that* - is that your "$100 solution" has just become a
> "$1000" solution.
>
> Find a machine, find somewhere to put it, pay for Windows (and you probably
> need the expensive "pro" version), and then pay all the running costs
> (electricity, air-con, etc etc aren't cheap).
>
> A lot harder to justify for occasional use. Don't forget - nix houses aren't
> used to the "one server per service" concept - they've probably got one old
> box running twenty, thirty occasionally used services - $100 to add another
> service on it is a very different proposition to finding a complete new
> machine just to run one thing.
Print Wizard will run quite nicely on a $300 netbook. Velcro it to the
wall. :-)
Or set up a virtual Windows machine on your Linux machine.
Seriously, though, I believe you're overestimating the costs while being
largely unaware of the benefits.
Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc.
personal e-mail: r...@anzio.com
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