Bristol Technology Inc is going to try to fill a gaping hole in Java – its lack of network printing support. The Ridgefield, Connecticut company is working on a PostScript and Hewlett Packard Co’s PCL compatible Java printing system named Jprinter that will plug into a Java virtual machine. Jprinter should enable PostScript and PCL […]
Bristol Technology Inc is going to try to fill a gaping hole in Java – its lack of network printing support. The Ridgefield, Connecticut company is working on a PostScript and Hewlett Packard Co’s PCL compatible Java printing system named Jprinter that will plug into a Java virtual machine. Jprinter should enable PostScript and PCL network printing from any Java application. Bristol’s code, which should be ready for market early next year, is being built using Bristol’s Xprinter technology, originally developed for Unix and OpenVMS support of PostScript and PCL. Jprinter will work with NT, Unix, OpenVMS and OS/390 print servers and be released in versions for NT, SunOS, Solaris, HP-UX, Digital Unix, OpenVMS, SCO Unix, AIX, Irix and OS/390. The price will depend on the specific architectures supported.
